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1/17/10;
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2/7/10
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NU Signs Its 2010 Recruiting Class
by GoUPurple
Northwestern last Wednesday announced its recruiting class
for 2010, consisting of 17 incoming students. The class is
balanced between defense (eight players) and offense (nine), with four
wide receivers.
Only one recruit in the class is from Illinois (last year NU had five recruits from in-state). NU
continues to focus on Ohio and Florida this year, with three recruits each.
Among the recruiting standouts is Brandon Vitabile, a center from New
Jersey. Rivals has ranked him the sixth best center in the
current national class. Quarterback Trevor Siemian has also been
ranked highly by Rivals. However, both received three stars from
Rivals.
Neither Rivals nor Scout has scored any of NU's class with four
stars. As of February 7 Rivals ranks NU's class 77th, plunging from
70th two weeks ago. This is perplexing, since NU's average star
rating increased to 2.94, which is as good as, or better than, the 28 schools ranked
directly above NU, and better than quite a few ranked even higher than
that. Of course, Rivals and Scout also consider class "fit" into
their rankings, which apparently means how well the fan base of the schools "fit" into their subscription revenue streams.
Scout
puts the class at 57th (the "Heinz Line," with which HTP readers should
be very familiar), up from 61st two weeks ago. ESPN, which used
to compile its own
recruiting info, now relies heavily on Scout (though ESPN's individual
star ratings do differ from Scout's) and does not rank NU. The
Rivals ranking is down from last year, while the Scout ranking is up
from where they put last year's class.
The following table shows the
list of recruits announced on NUSports.com. The comments are compiled
from
material taken from Rivals.com, Scout.com, and ESPN.
Please note that HailToPurple.com does not closely follow recruiting
efforts, nor do I have any interest in the recruiting process, crucial though it is-- for more
detailed info and analysis, be sure to check out Lou V.'s work at
Rivals and Scout.com/FoxSport's efforts on PurpleReign.
Congratulations and good luck to this promising group of soon-to-be
Wildcats! 
| LB
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Chi Chi Arizuzo
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Columbus, OH
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Rivals and Scout 3-Star. Illinois, Indy, Kansas, Minny, WVA, Wisc. offered.
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| DB
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C.J. Bryant
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Gahanna, OH
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Rivals 3-Star. Indy offered.
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| DB/RB |
Ibraheim
Campbell
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Philadelphia, PA
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Rivals, ESPN and Scout 3-Star. BC, MSU, Stanford, Temple, Vandy offered.
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| DE
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Chance Carter
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Evanston, IL
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Rivals, ESPN and Scout 3-Star. Nebraska offered.
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| ATH/QB
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Kain Colter
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Englewood, CO
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Rivals,
ESPN and Scout 3-Star. Scout QB rank: 49th. Air Force,
Akron, Ariz. St., Colorado, Stanford, Wyoming offered.
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| LB/S
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Collin Ellis
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Baton Rouge, LA
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Rivals and ESPN 3-Star.
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| WR
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Jimmy Hall
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Sylvania, OH
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Rivals and ESPN 3-Star. BGSU, Colorado, UConn, Kansas, 'Cuse, Toledo, WVA offered.
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Will Hampton
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Cypress, TX
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Rivals, ESPN and Scout 3-Star. Baylor, Duke, Missouri, Nebraska, Stanford, Tex. Tech, Wake offered.
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| CB
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Daniel Jones
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Tallahassee, FL
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FIU offered.
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| WR |
Tony Jones
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Grand Blanc, MI
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Rivals, ESPN and Scout 3-Star. Illinois, Indy, MSU, Stanford, Vandy, Wake offered.
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| OL
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Paul Jorgensen
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Dewitt, MI
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Rivals, ESPN and Scout 3-Star. CMU, Cincy, MSU, Stanford, Toledo offered.
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| WR |
Rashad Lawrence
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Orlando, FL
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Rivals and Scout 3-Star. |
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Venric Mark
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Houston, TX
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Rivals 3-Star. 'Zona, ASU, Colorado, Houston, LA-Laf., Miami (O), N. Tex., Rice, SMU, Vandy offered.
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| DL
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Sean McEvilly
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Orange, CA
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Rivals and ESPN 3-Star.
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| QB
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Trevor Siemian
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Orlando, FL
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Rivals and ESPN 3-Star. Rivals QB rank: 36th. Duke, ECU, Rutgers, 'Cuse offered.
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RB
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Adonis Smith
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Oakland, CA
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Rivals and Scout 3-Star. Army, Idaho, SD State, Utah, Wash. St. offered
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| OL
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Brandon Vitabile
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Edison, NJ
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Rivals and Scout 3-Star. Rivals C rank: 6th. Scout C rank: 16th. MSU, 'Cuse, Vandy offered.
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