Texas coach Charlie Strong has strong thoughts on fall commitments
By Adam Spencer
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The world of college football recruiting is a difficult one.
High school players change their minds all the time — as they have every right to do — making a college coach’s job harder.
When coaches think they have a player locked up early, they still have to stay in touch with that player and maintain a relationship or else the athlete might change his mind.
Because of that, Texas coach Charlie Strong has said he still targets players who are committed to other schools.
In a profile story by SB Nation, Strong said he doesn’t buy into fall commitments:
“Whenever I see a commitment [in the fall], I don’t think anything of it,” Strong says. “Most of them aren’t going to hold to it. Because now coaches know they’re committed to a school, you have to go beat that school. ‘Ok, let’s go beat up that school.’ So just let them make their commitments. And then we’ll go back in, and we’ll go back in with a plan on how we’ll get them.”
Strong makes a fair point. High school players commit and de-commit all the time, so it’s never a bad idea to keep players on your radar even after they’ve committed to a different school.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
