Rivals gives Tucker's early class a 'B'
Nine Power Five schools hired new coaches over the last couple months, and they just went through their first Early Signing Period. Only two coaches have their teams in the top 50 of the team rankings, and one isn’t even in the top 100. Rivals.com graded the new coaches on their Early Signing Period haul.
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Colorado - No. 60 in the team rankings
New coach: Mel Tucker, former Georgia defensive coordinator
Previous coach: Mike MacIntyre, first recruiting class (2013) ranked No. 67
Grade: B
Analysis: Tucker took over as head coach of the Buffs earlier this month after MacIntyre was fired. There were some de-commitments, but Tucker did a pretty good job of keeping four-stars
Braedin Huffman-Dixon and Jaren Mangham in the fold while bringing back defensive back KJ Trujillo after he de-committed earlier in the process. Tucker missed on Darius Robinson on Wednesday when he signed with Missouri, and Jaylen Martin flipped to Calas well. With only 17 players in this class so far, Tucker has plenty of room to add more talented players to this class as he works to reshape this roster.