Re: LB Riley Cole commits to Alabama
Sometimes we have guys who come in this time of year who are expected to be longer term in development but have an upside that Saban can see. These are the sort of guys who might not make it in the class if they waited until later to commit because we have so many high profile targets. Remember the star system rates how ready they are to play NOW, not how good they can be down the road. That's how you have players like JJ Watt slipping through the system unnoticed. Certainly we've learned by now that Saban doesn't make a whole lot of mistakes in spotting ability. We took Keith Holcombe last year who was rated similarly if not even lower than Cole. Since arriving he's been talked about about as much as anyone and looked outstanding this spring.