re: So BK left ND partially because he wasn’t getting enough talent

Here's the facts using on3 industry rankings:

2023 Recruiting Class (BK's first at LSU)
LSU #5
ND #10

2024 Recruiting Class (BK's second at LSU)
LSU #7
ND #11

2025 Recruiting Class...and this one is far from over
LSU #1
ND #5


And for 2025 you'll notice ND is only up there due to volume compared to the others around them right now. They have EIGHT 3-stars already in that class. Nobody else around them has more than 1 3-star. Their class this cycle is not off to a good start. Ours is going to be right up there fighting for #1 and stay in Top 3 range.

Admittedly, the first 2 BK classes here werent outstanding, but they were solid LSU classes, and ranked higher than both classes ND was able to pull those years under Freeman. 1 thing you'll notice a nice difference in either way, in the 2023-2025 classes so far, ND has ZERO 5-star players in any of those classes. BK has been able to reel in 6 in that same frame. ND hasnt landed an on3 industry 5-star in over a decade. Imagine that EVER flying at LSU. Now obviously BK was the coach there for most of that, but what has Freeman done to remedy that? Zero in 2023, zero in 2024 and zero out of 18 commits in 2025 thus far.

ND would KILL to get 6 5-star players in a 3 year consecutive span in recruiting. They just dont attract that kind of talent there on even close to a consistent occasion. There are players an ND coach has to overlook even if they are super talented for a lot of reasons a coach at LSU doesnt have to overlook the same said player, which eliminates some top talent for them to recruit right off the bat. It's reasons like this why BK left ND for LSU. He CAN recruit better talent here than he (or freeman can) at ND. Especially top tier talent.