In perhaps the least surprising news of the week, Alabama assistant coach Lance Thompson has been named Rivals.com's National Recruiter of the Year. Read that story here.
Thompson helped Alabama lock down the talent-rich Mobile area this year, serving as the primary recruiter for the likes of Julio Jones, Burton Scott, Mark Barron and Glenn Harbin. In total, he secured 10 verbal commitments, two from five-star prospects and six from four-star prospects.
Alabama landed what has universally been regarded as the top signing class in the country Wednesday, and Thompson was perhaps the biggest reason why.
Rivals.com also released its Top 25 recruiters for 2008 on Wednesday. Read that story here.
One flaw in Rivals' system is that only one coach from each school was listed. Alabama's Curt Cignetti, Kirby Smart and Kevin Steele probably deserved to be on that list in addition to Thompson.
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Thompson has tireless work ethic and could be the best recruiter in the entire conference. He has led a resurgence of the Crimson Tide in the talent-rich Mobile, Ala., area.
For the Class of 2008, Nick Saban’s first full cycle as the Tide’s head coach, Thompson signed receivers Julio Jones and B.J. Scott, along with linebacker Mark Barron, defensive lineman Glenn Harbin and safety Robert Lester, among others out of the area.
This cycle looks great as well. Thompson is responsible for Bama landing the nation’s No. 2 running back, Trent Richardson (Pensacola, Fla./Escambia), lineman D.J. Fluker (Foley, Ala.), linebacker Nico Johnson (Andalusia, Ala.) and quarterback A.J. McCarron (Mobile, Ala./Saint Paul’s), among others.
Cheers,
Melody
physician recruiter
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