Mail Call: Latest on multiple high-profile prospects

Thursday means another mail call for Rivals national recruiting director Rob Cassidy. This week, he fields questions about a number of national prospects with ties to programs such as Kansas, UConn, Indiana, Ohio State, Arizona and North Carolina.

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Where does UConn stand on the Niko bundlo recurting trail also where does the recuritment stand on Eric reibie

— Gary Sanderson (@GarySan21781759) September 3, 2024

Things are still shaking out on the Niko Bundalo front, but I’d put UConn in a group with Ohio State, Michigan State and North Carolina as most likely to land his commitment. I simply don’t see Texas, Pitt or Xavier as realistic threats to sign the four-star. Things change in recruiting, and those programs obviously have some semblance of a chance of making a late push based on their standing as finalists, but each has an uphill battle on its hands.

The tricky part begins when you try to place the aforementioned group of four programs in some sort of pecking order. Kansas is a wildcard of sorts, as the Jayhawks being inserted as a late addition to Bundalo’s final list certainly sounds some alarms, but it’s fair to wonder what KU’s pursuit of Eric Reibe may mean for the situation. Programs don’t tend to push their way onto lists of finalists after the initial announcement unless both sides are pretty serious, but Bill Self seems unlikely to land both Reibe and Bundalo. I don’t have nearly enough information to pick a true leader at the moment.

The picture will really start to clear after Bundalo’s official visit to Ohio State on Sept. 21, as the Buckeyes are in great position and could pull away a bit if things on that trip go well and a deal is close to finalized. If not, UConn, Michigan State and North Carolina could see the door open a bit…

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Publish date : 2024-09-05 15:26:26

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