Top five recruiting jobs in college football

Top five recruiting jobs in college football

1 UF

Dollars and cents: Florida reported total football expenses of $23,045,846 and total football revenue of $74,117,435 in 2011-12. Florida will benefit greatly from the launch of the SEC Network in August, which is a 20-year agreement between the SEC and ESPN.

2 Texas

Dollars and cents: In 2011-12, the Texas reported total football expenses of $25,896,203 and total revenue of $103,813,684, which was easily the highest revenue in college football. Texas and ESPN are also in the third year of a 20-year, $300 million agreement for the Longhorn Network.

3 Bama

Dollars and cents: In 2011-12, Alabama led the way in total football expenses at $36,918,963, and reported total football revenue of $81,993,762.

4 USC

Dollars and cents: USC's football expenses were $23,123,733 and reported a revenue of $34,410,822 in 2011-12. 

5 FSU

"Proximity to out-of-state talent: FSU is the closest major university to parts of talent-rich South Georgia, is 245 miles from Mobile, Alabama, 270 miles from Atlanta, 385 miles from New Orleans, 710 miles from Houston and 865 miles from Washington, D.C.

Dollars and cents: Florida State reported football expenses of $22,052,228 in 2011-12, with total football revenue of $34,484,786.

National appeal: Florida State is one of a handful of football programs on the tip of the tongue of prospects from coast-to-coast. Florida State’s run of success in the 1990s has stood the test of time, with the 2013 national title season only cementing the Seminoles as one of the elites. The Seminoles have three national titles, three Heisman Trophy winners and 17 conference titles.
Facilities and atmosphere: FSU’s facilities and Doak Campbell Stadium might not rank among the elite in college football facilities, but they are certainly not a deterrent in recruiting and are considerably ahead of in-state recruiting rival Miami. The game-day atmosphere is among the top-15 annually and a nationally recognized uniform are both key assets to recruiting nationally.

Recent NFL draft success: Florida State has produced 13 first-round picks and 53 total selections in the last decade. At the beginning of the 2013 season, they had 38 active players on NFL rosters.

Identifiable player: Deion Sanders has certainly stood the test of time with the youth in the country. While his work with the NFL Network and in commercials keeps him in the mainstream media, Sanders is one player from the 1990s who still remains relevant with today’s top prospects.

Bottom line: Florida State is a recruiting juggernaut. The university is in the most talented state in the country, is a drive from a several other talented areas in the region and is recognized nationally for its accomplishments on the field and for producing NFL players."

POWER IN RECRUITING

Are these the best recruiting jobs in college football? ESPN has ranked recruiting classes since 2006, here's what those numbers say.

Team	Avg. Class ranking	No. 1 classes
Florida	4.1	2
Texas	6.7	0
Alabama	5.3	3
USC	7.3	1
FSU	8	1