From some of the conversations lately, it’s obvious that the receiving room could use some upgrades, to which Coley and crew have been busy in both traditional recruiting as well as the portal. So much so, it has Coley as the 2nd highest rated recruiter in the SEC (and 4th nationally).
By comparison, Searels is 10th in the SEC and 4th as a OLine coach…behind Alabama, LSU, and Tennessee. He’s 14th nationally.
Searels was 43rd nationally in 2023, and 14th again in 2024
The complaint with Coley has never been his ability to get a highly recruited class, it is the ability to perform on gameday.
Seems like more reasons to find a different solution at the OL coaching position. Kirby’s mantra has been excellence and 14th in the country as your high water mark does not scream greatness.
Yep, if he’s going to be 14th ranked mainly on his recruiting, then the OL should damned well outperform those recruiting rankings. You have to think (hope?) that Kirby has him on an accelerated performance improvement plan.
PIP for the win!!
He’s ranked as the 4th best OL recruiting coach in the country and 10th overall in the SEC.
I’ve always found those rankings interesting. I think Searels gets to ride the coat tails of the rest of the staff versus actually being a great recruiter on his own. I wonder what his recruiting ranking was at UNC, Miami, VT, Texas or his first time here.
He’s 14th in the country regardless of position.
Can Coley be paid just to recruit? Seriously, we have the money.
No, he can’t.
These guys are getting credit for the positions signed…not necessarily who was the primary recruiter on the target.
Of significant concern is Tray Scott, Donte, Uzo-Diribe & yes…Searles!
CATCH THE F’ING BALL!!1!11!!