Tom Lemming
Tom Lemming
Tom Lemming is a high school football recruiting analyst. Tom Lemming serves as the host of The Lemming Report on CBS Sports Network, the only national weekly high school football recruiting show. He is the editor of The Tom Lemming Prep Football Report, considered by many to be “the bible” of college football recruiting...
showing since time
That's a better showing than they've had at any time since the 1980s.
finishes teams three time top
It could be the first time that only one of the teams finishes in the top 10 in a long time. There's always been two of them and most of the time all three (in the top 10).
afraid challenge coming guys lacking leadership mature plus rather senior side small team throw time
Any time you have a small senior class, you feel it. There are leadership issues. But the real challenge is that team is going to be lacking in depth, rather mature depth, guys with experience. The plus side is that the guys coming in will be much better athletes, and Charlie's not afraid to throw a young guy into the fire.
front kids knight year
Every year kids get mad. It's just not in front of the Knight Commission.
coming good guys people
Some people think all these guys from the pros, like Weis and Carroll, can just universally be good recruiters, because they're coming from the NFL,
bring close guys record schools three together track transfer
The track record when schools bring three guys in so close together is that at least one will transfer quickly.
coach hearing miami next players recruiting several suffering
Next year, Miami will be back in business, but right now they are suffering a lot. Devlin said that's why he left, because the coach who was recruiting him was fired. You'll be hearing that same thing with several players nationally.
best classes last seen
One of the best classes I've seen in the last 10 years.
biggest recruiting weekend
It's the biggest in-season recruiting weekend Notre Dame's ever had.
brought good highly offensive rated super
The offensive linemen they've brought in is a real good group. I like their linemen. It's not going to be a super highly rated one, but it's a real competitive one.
best biggest decision exposure lives schools
It's all about getting as much exposure as possible. This is the biggest decision of their young lives so the more schools they visit, the more opportunities they will have to make the best choice.
beaten good players schools sign
They have beaten Big Ten schools for some kids. They will sign players at every position, a lot of good athletes.
great leading negative publicity reflected season
They had a great season and it wasn't reflected in recruiting. They were handcuffed because of negative publicity leading into recruiting.
aggressive finished illinois job last national season state
Zook did a masterful job of recruiting, especially considering Illinois was 2-9 last season and finished last in the Big Ten. Because the state was down, they went national with a positive, aggressive attitude.