I knew that southern teams were destroying everyone in the national championship. Teams from the South of 113 of the last 14. I'm not a techie so please furnish the link for me If this doesn't come through properly.
I also believe this article may explain some of the differences in Utah recruits compared to BYU and the other teams in the pac 12.
The other southern conferences including the ACC Have recruited many more four and five star recruits than the big 12, Big Ten, or pac 12.
Interesting comments by Sonny Dykes about recruiting in California compared to the south. Maybe Bronco wanted better players.......