with winning P5 teams.

Of Bronco's 7 wins against P5s that finished with a winning season, only 2 occurred since independence. The current regime was 0-2 against such teams, last year and will likely finish 0-4, this year.

Using UU and TCU as benchmark, the 2017 signing class illustrates the disparity. I'm using 247 Sports composite rankings,


BYU - 23 signees
4* - 2
3* - 12
2* or lower - 9

UU - 23 signees
4* - 3
3* - 20
2* or lower - None

TCU - 23 signees
4* - 4
3* - 16
2* or lower - 3

2016, which was a good year for BYU, ranking-wise, was not much different

BYU - 24 signees
4* - 2
3* - 17
2* or lower - 5

UU - 30
4* - 3
3* - 23
2* or lower - 4

TCU - 23 signees
4* - 9
3* - 14
28 or lower - None

In 2015, BYU had seven 2* or lower recruits, UU and TCU had none.

The talent gap between BYU and the higher-ranked programs is even more pronounced. And will continue to widen as the power conferences continue to dominate CFB and separate from the rest.