By Brad Hubbard | @bradhubbard
While the sports landscape is being dominated by Donald Sterling and Michael Sam one interesting detail flew below the headlines this past weekend. The University of Texas did not have a player drafted in the NFL Draft for the first time since 1937.
The players that were eligible for the 2014 draft were part of the 2009 recruiting class (more or less). The 2009 recruiting class at Texas ranked #3 according to ESPN and #5 according to Rivals respectively. Not one of the them was drafted by an NFL team. In fact, that class had a 31-20 record at Texas.
This should be a clear indicator as to why former Texas Head Coach Mack Brown is out of a job. It should also point to why the new Head Coach is Charlie Strong was hired on.
Coach Strong’s previous team, Louisville, had three players taken in the first round of this years draft and four overall. According to Rivals.com, the 2009 recruiting class at Louisville ranked 77th.
That brings us to the other major take away, recruiting rankings mean nothing at the end of the day. NOTHING.
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