Pac-12 football recruiting thoughts: Oregon, USC lead the way; Utah poised for strong finish
Can UCLA capitalize on its on-the-field momentum? Can Cal start closing on some Northern California prospects?
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Someone on TOS pulled these exact quotes but it’s telling —
"Cal's recruiting outlook has become even bleaker in the 2023 cycle. As it stands, the Golden Bears have just seven commitments with only two ranked inside the top 1,000 nationally. In the league, their class is ranked only ahead of Arizona State, which has fired its coach.
"It's not for a lack of activity," Huffman said. "They've had a number of top recruits come visit. They're just not closing, and I think the killer part for them is it's a super strong year in Northern California. And two of their seven commits are from NorCal but for as good as the NorCal has been this year, they've been so close on so many guys yet haven't been able to close the deal whether it's been (wide receiver) Rashid Williams going to Washington, (quarterback) Luke Duncan going to UCLA. They were in it down to the end for (top-100 quarterback) Jaden Rashada. They've just not been able to close the local kids. That's the killer part for them. They're getting down into the top three or top four, but they're not just not ending up as the top one."
So much for giving Wilcox an extension helping with recruiting…
