Strib: Gophers overachiever Wells proving them wrong (Phil Miller)

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http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/170430056.html?refer=y

Here's my favorite part:

"When [recruits] come for official visits, we hold position meetings. We put them on the chalkboard, let 'em draw [plays and coverages], ask them questions," Claeys said. "You can tell kids who are football smart, who have some instincts when it comes to the game."

That's been Wells, who committed to the Gophers the week before signing day, happy to have a football home, then adapted to his new position better than the coaches could have imagined.

Not bad for a kid nobody wanted.

"The funny thing was, he had no stars. Then all of a sudden [after the Gophers' offer], they give him two. So that tells you what that's worth," Claeys said. "When you get a chance to see people live, you have to trust your own feelings. I know some people count stars, and think we don't know what the hell we're doing. But we're going to recruit kids who we think can play, no matter what anybody else thinks."

 

[Gopherprof]

Great article and a great example of the type of recruits that, like Claeys says, they rely on.