The Chronicle's Top 100 recruiting list came out Sunday and Monday the annual phone calls began. The questions apply to every position. Parents and fans want to know why their high school hero isn't on the Top 100. Well, there are lots of reasons.
Size is a major factor separating high school players from college recruits.
Speed and the ability to meet a college's academic requirements are others. The Texas high school football record book is littered with players who put up big-time high school numbers and didn't do the same in college. Sometimes, colleges bite on high school statistics. Many people call and say the newspaper is ruining the career of a player by not putting him on the Top 100. I hate to break it to you, but no one on our list is a surprise to college coaches.