LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In this day and age of college football, the transfer portal has easily become the most utilized aspect of recruiting. Most coaches tend to value experience over potential, resulting in a lot of programs putting high school recruiting on the back burner.
But make no mistake: even with the transfer portal proving to be an incredibly valuable asset, there is still very much a place for high school recruiting in the grand scheme of college football. While Louisville has done an phenomenal job when it comes to recruiting the portal under head coach Jeff Brohm, their efforts recruiting out of high school in his first three cycles had left a little to be desired.
That has changed in a drastic way with the Class of 2027. While there is still a long way to go between now and the Early Signing Period in December, their 2027 recruiting class is on pace to be the best in school history – and it’s not particularly close…