Chris Collins has brought in the type of recruits needed for a quick turnaround. Now it's time to translate recruiting success into on-court success.
It's somewhat odd and vaguely uncomfortable to be excited about where a 16- or 17- year-old decides to go to college.
But that's exactly what Northwestern fans were Monday when 6-foot-9 center Barrett Benson of Hinsdale, Ill. gave his pledge to Chris Collins and committed to play basketball at Northwestern University. It was a successful and moderately surprising coup for the Wildcats, who managed to nab Benson over more established programs like Indiana, Illinois and Purdue.