SMU adds last-minute commitment

[Boston Pony]

I wonder if Aaron Rodgers (Cal QB & probable 1st round NFL draft pick) was in anyone's database out of JC. Rodgers was recruited by Cal after watching him on a game tape when they were looking at the TE. He was a qualifier out of HS, just didn't get many offers.... Just thinking that recruiting is difficult to evaluate.

[PK]

Not that it has any bearing on this year's 25 signees, but Kyle Griffin DID get an offer (and a lot of last-minute pressure) from Notre Dame.

If I remember the timing correctly, his offer came a few weeks after he gave his solid verbal to Bennett. We were trying to put the wraps on the '04 Recruiting Roundup at the time, as as you can imagine, we went into panic mode to find out if he was going to stick with his word or whether we were going to have to start interviewing his replacement. If I remember correctly, the Griffin family is Catholic, which made NT especially attractive.

To put the roundup together, PF.com talks to Bennett, the relevent SMU position coach, the HS coach, the player, and oftentimes the player's parents and other people who know the particular player. In Kyle's case, we also talked to the Boren family who are personal friends with the Griffins (from their Colleyville Heritage days). Anyway, all of them independently confirmed a written offer from NT.

I'm sure you meant ND and not NT.