Just look at Delone Carter, Mike Williams, Andrew Robinson, Max Suter,and Doug Hogue. When he was first hired by Syracuse in 2005 he only had a few weeks to put together a recruiting class. In that short period of time he was able to bring in Curtis Brinkley, Arthur Jones, Brandon Gilbeaux, and Patrick Shadle. He made a big splash at the time by snagging highly touted receivers Lavar Lobdell and Bruce Williams locally from Christian Brothers Academy.
Even in the midst of calls for his job, Robinson is luring more high school kids to play for the Orange next season. Robinson received commitments from two Harrisburg, PA recruits. Teammates Tyrell Harris (below, left) and Mike Jones are now part of the Class of 2008, which is shaping up as another good one for GRob. Harris is described as a physical corner who can run a 4.4 in the 40 yard dash. He turned down a scholarship offer from Tennessee and was being pursued by Penn State, Michigan, and West Virginia. Jones could also end up playing defense, but this past season gained 1,500 yards rushing, 500 yards receiving, and scored 11 touchdowns. Jones was also highly sought after, choosing Syracuse over 40 other offers which included Big East foes Pittsburgh and West Virginia.
Robinson has to be pleased with this news, but he is still awaiting the decision of two more recruits. New York State's top two football recruits according to scout.com will announce their choices later today. They include wide receiver Marcus Sales of CBA and running back Averin Collier of Churchville-Chili High School in Rochester. Sales will choose between Syracuse, Pittsburgh, and North Carolina. He may favor the Orange as he is close to former CBA stars Lavar Lobdell and Bruce Williams. As for Collier, it has come down to Syracuse or Pittsburgh. His older brother Kevin is a back-up running back at Pittsburgh. But Collier has become close friends with Sales, which helps the Orange. If these two choose the Orange, Greg Robinson will have another group of talented players coming in. But the trouble hasn't been with recruiting. The problem has been cultivating that talent to produce results on the field.
Here is a link to the 19 recruits that are part of the 2008 recruiting class.
