Oregon has 51, 4 and 5 star scholarship players, Indiana has 8, zero 5 stars. Oregon will still send more players to the NFL this year than Indiana. Coaching matters.
Oregon V Indiana for a chance at the Natty
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This is an incomplete picture. Indiana has a roster full of 23 and 24 year olds who have already proven themselves at the collegiate level. They might not have been highly recruited 4-5 years ago coming out of HS, but many turned into all conference multi year starters at other schools. Some have just had several years of bad injury luck and have 6th and 7th years of eligibility. One of the kids that scored for Indiana last night caught a touchdown pass from Trevor Lawrence at Clemson in the 2020 playoffs.
And let me be clear, I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with this tactic. Vanderbilt is doing the exact same thing and it’s how they’ve—just like Indiana—gone from college football laughing stock to a legitimately good team. They said to hell with chasing these entitled 18 year olds around who are just going to spurn us for Ohio State or Georgia. Let’s go get the grad transfer LB from Western Kentucky that started every game for 3 seasons and was team captain for the last 2. It’s very smart and it’s a proven way to level the playing field against the big boys.