Biggest out-of-state grabs: Quarterbacks
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Out-of-state recruiting is especially important if you want to vie for a national championship or even to just contend in your division. In this series we look at players recruited out of state that will have a big impact on their teams, and conference battles, in 2019. We start with some of the quarterbacks that stand out.
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Recruiting: Lawrence committed to Clemson in December of his junior season. While he held offers from many of the top programs in the country, it was Georgia who came closest to beating out the Tigers. He never wavered on his pledge to the Tigers.
Farrell’s take: Is there a more important out-of-state recruit than Lawrence to Clemson? The freshman led the Tigers to the national title and continues to prove that Dabo Swinney can recruit with anyone in the country. Georgia certainly isn’t that far from Clemson, South Carolina but the impact of this out-of-state grab can’t be understated.
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Recruiting: Despite claiming that USC was his “dream school”, Tagovailoa committed to Alabama after he took a trip to Tuscaloosa during the spring after his junior season. He also made stops at Auburn and Ole Miss during this trip. Both USC and UCLA continued to pursue Tagovailoa, but neither was able to beat out the Tide.
Farrell’s take: This one looked like it was all USC before that trip to Tuscaloosa and then everything changed. Tagovailoa led Alabama to one national title by coming in the second half and relieving Jalen Hurts against Alabama and he led the Crimson Tide back to the title game last year. This is what we call a very long haul commitment.
