Posted this in the other Hodge thread, but wanted to make sure everyone sees it. He will make his announcement Friday and as of now, no one has been informed of a decision. The final group is officially Maryland, Marquette, Penn State, Seton Hall and Villanova, but this is really a two-team race.
Heard from a source directly involved with this recruitment last night. No decision had been made and was told it was '50/50 with Villanova making a late NIL push.'
I'll say it again though, this is one they simply cannot afford to lose. They have invested too much time and effort, have targeted him as someone they really want early on and have the strongest relationship of any schools left. If money truly is the issue, they need to find a way to get it done. And if they can't, and money is the reason why, they will probably need to take a step back and re-evaluate how they recruit moving forward.
I still think Maryland gets this one done. But Villanova is making it very interesting as the finish line approaches.
Heard from a source directly involved with this recruitment last night. No decision had been made and was told it was '50/50 with Villanova making a late NIL push.'
I'll say it again though, this is one they simply cannot afford to lose. They have invested too much time and effort, have targeted him as someone they really want early on and have the strongest relationship of any schools left. If money truly is the issue, they need to find a way to get it done. And if they can't, and money is the reason why, they will probably need to take a step back and re-evaluate how they recruit moving forward.
I still think Maryland gets this one done. But Villanova is making it very interesting as the finish line approaches.
