Look for Tiller to adjust his focus slightly away from some athletes who emphasize tradition and exposure over coaching, opportunity and direction. But this class is still an upgrade for the Boilermakers, especially when you consider some of the fantastic juco help which is coming in. Shyne caught 50 balls for 955 yards and 12 TDs in '98. That's terrific power in the defensive trenches. Seven of these signees received SuperPrep All-Regional honors.
Speed is now the name of the game in West Lafayette.
An amazingly small, 10-signee class. The Nittany Lions didn't get a QB and they needed one. With the superb level of talent in Happy Valley, perhaps their coaches were overly selective this year. It's also likely that some recruits backed off because they didn't think they could play quickly enough for Paterno. Anytime you focus on an elite program's losses, you will see significant talent that got away.