Recruiting: Every program should take a lesson from Jim Harbaugh

Stanford also winning off the field

Stanford, despite its stringent academic requirements and lack of football history, currently sits No. 8 in Rivals.com’s 2011 rankings. That’s ahead of Florida, Georgia, Auburn and USC.

Last year, Harbaugh hauled in the No. 26 recruiting class, following his No. 20 showing in 2009. The 2008 class, Harbaugh’s first (he came in late in the recruiting process for the 2007 class) was No. 50.

Prior to Harbaugh’s arrival, Stanford had finished dead last in the Pac-10 twice in three seasons.

So how has Harbaugh managed to pull off so many upsets in the recruiting game?

Rivals.com
10/27/10