Trust me, coaches say, you will get an early chance to play. Honestly, they say, at running back you will stay. But just like life, after the recruiting process, college football can be unkind. Desires of being a TD-making running back are switched because the defense needs you. Welcome to the real world, kid.
Signing day is when coaching careers, and million-dollar contracts, are made and broken.
At best, recruiting is a crapshoot, with neither party certain the marriage is one made in heaven, or somewhere far below. At worst, recruiting is akin to prostitution. More than likely, there is about a 50-50 chance a diploma will be in hand even six years down the road. Less so the case at too many schools. Plus, we all know by now the path to the NFL is littered with the carcasses of prep whizzes and their shattered dreams.