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5-at-10: Alabama recruiting doldrums, Braves’ hope?, NBA draft moves, True or false Tuesday, Rushmore of movie animals

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2017, file photo, Alabama NCAA college football coach Nick Saban speaks to the media in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Southeastern Conference coaches are eager to see the impact an early signing period will have on recruiting, even though a number of them were against the change. Saban had expressed his opposition to an early signing period in the past, and he noted Monday, May 15, 2017 that it could limit opportunities for prospects who take big steps forward in their development as seniors. (Vasha Hunt/AL.com via AP, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2017, file photo, Alabama NCAA college football coach Nick Saban speaks to the media in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Southeastern Conference coaches are eager to see the impact an early signing period will have on recruiting, even though a number of them were against the change. Saban had expressed his opposition to an early signing period in the past, and he noted Monday, May 15, 2017 that it could limit opportunities for prospects who take big steps forward in their development as seniors. (Vasha Hunt/AL.com via AP, File) FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2017, file photo, Alabama NCAA college football coach Nick Saban speaks to the media in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Southeastern Conference coaches are eager to see the impact an early signing period will have on recruiting, even though a number of them were against the change. Saban had expressed his opposition to an early signing period in the past, and he noted Monday, May 15, 2017 that it could limit opportunities for prospects who take big steps forward in their development as seniors. (Vasha Hunt/AL.com via AP, File)

By Jay Greeson 8 min read

Recruiting trends

The rich got richer over the weekend on the college football recruiting trail, but the richest did not.

Here are some details from 247sports.com, with THE Ohio State landing a big time offensive line prospect to take over the No. 1 spot in the recruiting rankings.

Miami got a commitment from Al Blades Jr., a four-star corner and a player that Tennessee had really coveted. (Side note: Mark Richt is doing work in his first full recruiting cycle. For those that pay attention to such things, that first full recruiting class for a power program coach can not be overstated. Urban Meyer landed monsters at Florida and THE Ohio State in that first full cycle. Nick Saban brought championships back to Alabama in large part because of that first full class. Richt landed a boss group at Georgia and now has done work in South Florida – 16 of Miami’s 18 commits are from Florida – and has the No. 2 ranked class.)

While a look at the recruiting rankings in mid-to-late June would seem like a “This and that” item more than anything, let’s delve deeper.