Tampa Bay Times: Could USF, UCF expand Big 12’s recruiting footprint into Florida?
By Matt Baker and Joey Knight, Times Staff Writers
As the Big 12 weighs as many as 20 expansion candidates, programs sound like college recruiters, pitching their academics, brand names, attendance and potential.
Perhaps USF and UCF should skip all of that and take a more direct approach as they try to persuade the power brokers in Texas and Oklahoma. Their best shot might be to focus on recruiting.
“The Big 12 doesn’t need an influx of money,” Rivals national recruiting director Mike Farrell said. “What they really need is to open up a new recruiting territory.”
One like the Interstate 4 corridor.
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