When there are two P5's in a battle for him, then radio silent for a couple months, followed by a G5 swooping in for a commitment, the writing is on the wall.
For me, it makes sense to slow down the secondary recruiting unless it's a no-brainer type of recruit because the program just brought in a billion HS and transfer pieces in the past 8 months. I said this during the summer that the sheer number of secondary commitments was going to have to taper off significantly. At some point you have to play the thousand guys you signed instead of constantly bringing in more options. Here's the returning secondary pieces next year barring transfers/declarations:
Tahveon Nicholson (RSR)
Prince Ford (RJR)
Xavier Scott (JR)
Tyler Strain (JR)
Kaleb Patterson (RSO)
Demetrius Hill (RSO)
Matt Bailey (RSO)
Zachary Tobe (SO)
Saboor Karriem (SO)
Tyson Rooks (RSO)
Elijah McCantos (RSO)
TJ Griffin (RSO)
Mac Resetich (RFR)
Jaheim Clarke (RFR)
Vernon Woodward (FR)
Chase Green (FR)
Amar Reynolds (FR)
Adding more youth doesn't seem like the answer (again, unless it's someone like Ricky Knight). Now, we are projecting to have a couple players on this list that will have finished their third season in the program who have played limited snaps. Maybe they seek an option elsewhere. It's also not crazy to see Ford transfer after the year, leaving only three upperclassmen in the secondary. In that scenario, finding an option who can provide more leadership and dynamic play for the unit seems like the optimal play.
Complete dart throw based off of Bielema's recent comments about in-state talent coming back home:
Toriano Pride or
Austin Brown?