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per ESPN:
Many snickered when the Big Ten added Maryland and Rutgers in 2014. The expansion was seen by some as merely a play for greater TV viewership from East Coast fans generated by the conference’s enlarged geographic footprint.
The addition of the schools has paid benefits for the Big Ten in football recruiting, as well. Led by Michigan, the conference now dominates recruiting in Maryland, Washington, D.C., New York and New Jersey.
Michigan capitalizing on expanded conference boundary
Which school is taking advantage of the expanded Big Ten footprint? In a word, Michigan.
The Wolverines are making Michigan Men out of Jersey Boys. From 2006 to 2013, Michigan got one commitment from an ESPN 300 prospect from New Jersey. As of Sunday, the Wolverines’ ESPN 300 commitments from New Jersey in the classes of 2014 to 2016 number six.
Michigan’s recruiting success in New Jersey is especially telling in the 2016 class. Four of this year’s eight ESPN 300 prospects from New Jersey are committed to Michigan, and the Wolverines are among the leaders for No. 1 prospect Rashan Gary, from Paramus, New Jersey.
Penn State is also recruiting the new footprint well.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post...s-show-effects-of-big-tens-eastward-expansion
Go Gophers!!
Many snickered when the Big Ten added Maryland and Rutgers in 2014. The expansion was seen by some as merely a play for greater TV viewership from East Coast fans generated by the conference’s enlarged geographic footprint.
The addition of the schools has paid benefits for the Big Ten in football recruiting, as well. Led by Michigan, the conference now dominates recruiting in Maryland, Washington, D.C., New York and New Jersey.
Michigan capitalizing on expanded conference boundary
Which school is taking advantage of the expanded Big Ten footprint? In a word, Michigan.
The Wolverines are making Michigan Men out of Jersey Boys. From 2006 to 2013, Michigan got one commitment from an ESPN 300 prospect from New Jersey. As of Sunday, the Wolverines’ ESPN 300 commitments from New Jersey in the classes of 2014 to 2016 number six.
Michigan’s recruiting success in New Jersey is especially telling in the 2016 class. Four of this year’s eight ESPN 300 prospects from New Jersey are committed to Michigan, and the Wolverines are among the leaders for No. 1 prospect Rashan Gary, from Paramus, New Jersey.
Penn State is also recruiting the new footprint well.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post...s-show-effects-of-big-tens-eastward-expansion
Go Gophers!!
