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19% by 1nd1

There seems to be a consensus on this board Kelly and his staff are under achieving recruiters.
Let’s be realistic Norte Dame in most given years can extend offers to about 19 % of eligible high school football players. 81% do not qualify.
100% of universities can recruit the 19% meeting the requirements for Norte Dame, leaving a small pool factoring in kids that want to play for the State school, or will follow a girlfriend or buddy to a college.
Of course some want to go to the perennial powers and the places the cash payments, cars, ghost jobs etc exist. Some of this is hard for an athlete to resist.
Many love the game and want a degree, but want a cupcake curriculum to be able to party hearty, not worried about the future. There are many cases of ex all Americans and ex NFL athletes toiling in construction jobs and un-glamorous occupations, because they chose the easy path. Some want only to play ball for 2 or 3 years and turn pro, never getting a degree, each year the powerhouses see a mass exodus of this type only to bring in more like them.
Norte Dame is a victim of their own requirements and commitment to being a quality university first and foremost focusing on giving those that choose to attend the best education the school has to offer, they can compromise that for the sake of winning sports, but that means compromising the values held dear.
It is not the coach, I have head the sales pitch given to recruits by the coaches it is impressive what is offered, but no where does it say it will be easy, if the athlete does not want to be challenged as much in the classroom as on the field, all the sales pitches in the world will not bring him to Norte Dame.