Iowa lands Daniels

[SteveGarvey]

I bet that burns ole Urban. He has a good history of recruiting/developing centers. Those twin brothers he had at Florida come to mind. To lose Daniels in his back yard has to hurt. Being the 4th rated one in the country with the offer list he has is pretty dang good. Shooting 50% for stealing stud recruits out of Ohio isn't too bad for us. The sky might not be falling afterall

You think Urban's gonna stop recruiting him because he verbaled to Iowa? Yeah, Right! Nor will Saban most likely.

Good first step in getting him though but I'll believe it once he signs.

 

[Xerxes]

I bet that burns ole Urban. He has a good history of recruiting/developing centers. Those twin brothers he had at Florida come to mind. To lose Daniels in his back yard has to hurt. Being the 4th rated one in the country with the offer list he has is pretty dang good. Shooting 50% for stealing stud recruits out of Ohio isn't too bad for us. The sky might not be falling afterall

I highly doubt it. Losing a good recruit when you have several elite prospects already committed and many more lined up waiting for an offer from you softens the blow quite a bit. Plus he's not done recruiting this kid if he really wants him.

 

[ArvadaHawk]

Nice scouting report on Daniels:

Center may not be the most glamorous position on the field, but it’s arguably one of the most important and there may not be another position on the offensive line that is as important. Yet, someone who is ranked as the number four center in this recruiting class by at least two major recruiting sites is only a three star player.
That doesn’t exactly add up to me. Regardless of his star rating, James Daniels is one of the best center prospects in the nation. He is going to end up being a very good player at the college level at a very important position. Daniels plays nastier than a lot of centers. There aren’t a lot of centers pancaking players at any level.

Daniels is rated as the #4 Overall Center by Rivals and ESPN, #9 by Scout, #13 by 247.

More on Daniels:
http://sonofacoach.com/james-daniels/

Boy, this gave me thoughts of Mr. Pouncey with my Pittsburgh Steelers. Oh man, we're gonna have pancakes for breakfast at all of our 11 am starts!

 

[ArvadaHawk]

You think Urban's gonna stop recruiting him because he verbaled to Iowa? Yeah, Right! Nor will Saban most likely.

Good first step in getting him though but I'll believe it once he signs.

True enough. Ol' boUrban is probably only getting started recruiting this kid. C'mon Hawk coaches, bring this kid all the way home.

 

[MoseSchrute]

Hopefully the team and his brother have a real good year and all remains well....

 

[bigjim]

Awesome. Committed per 247. Nice to beat out Alabama and Auburn on a recruit.

http://247sports.com/Player/James-Daniels-32310

No joke! After bama stealing Ross P from us last yr

 

[okeefe4prez]

No joke! After bama stealing Ross P from us last yr

AND KOZAN WAS STOLEN BY AUBURN!!!!

 

[Hawkfnntn]

You think Urban's gonna stop recruiting him because he verbaled to Iowa? Yeah, Right! Nor will Saban most likely.

Good first step in getting him though but I'll believe it once he signs.

Of course he won't stop recruiting him anymore then Iowa did when they kept after Lazard. Call me crazy but centers are a tough position to recruit and losing a top 5 kid at it isn't as easily replaced as a WR or RB. Most centers are guards that are moved over at different points. Getting one that's specializing at it day one is great and shortens the learning curve. I think BF may have hit a home run and has found his groove in recruiting.
Now if say both Hilliard and Daniels committed of the two that I think would be more solid commitments would be Daniels. I think the position he plays having a shot at early PT and blocking for his brother provides a unique opportunity that I think is the over the top factor. The fact he can play center for a coaching staff that will surely develop him into being as good of a player as he can be goes without saying. Hilliard I think would have been more on the fence being the more high profile kid at a higher profiled position. I hope Iowa is staying after him the same way Urban will be after Daniels... How sweet would it be if Hilliard flips? (not holding my breath)