Farrell's Most Disappointing 2024 Classes

The 2024 recruiting cycle is finally over. Signing Day is usually about accolades and false hope, but these five schools laid a bit of an egg this 2024 recruiting cycle.

1. Colorado

— Spin it all you want with the transfer portal focus, but seven high school signees is not good and does not come close to helping to lay a foundation or a culture. There is some talent here, but Deion Sanders is looking for shortcuts.

farrell's most disappointing 2024 classes

Nov 25, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders on the field against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. © Christopher Creveling-USA TODAY Sports

2. Washington

— Coming off a title game and finishing near the bottom of the new Big Ten and well out of the top 25 doesn’t bode well for Jedd Fisch. That being said, Kalen DeBoer did it with fewer stars. Who knows, maybe Fisch can too.

farrell's most disappointing 2024 classes

Nov 4, 2023; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Arizona Wildcats head coach Jedd Fisch on the sideline during the second half at Arizona Stadium. © Zachary BonDurant-USA TODAY Sports

3. North Carolina

— UNC has so much to offer, but the football has been average, the defense has been terrible, and it’s led to average classes like this one. A great staff is struggling to win battles, and that’s telling.

farrell's most disappointing 2024 classes

Sep 2, 2023; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Mack Brown huddles with his team during a time out during the second half against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Bank of America Stadium. © Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

4. UCLA

— Chip Kelly is looking to the NFL for a reason. He’s never been big into recruiting, and this small and very average class speaks to that.

farrell's most disappointing 2024 classes

Oct 29, 2022; Pasadena, California, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Chip Kelly reacts on the sidelines in the second half against the Stanford Cardinal at the Rose Bowl. © Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

5. Arkansas

— Sam Pittman is on the hot seat, and it shows. This class is near the bottom of the SEC and not what’s needed to save his job. Maybe Bobby Petrino can work miracles.

farrell's most disappointing 2024 classes

Nov 24, 2023; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Sam Pittman during the fourth quarter against the Missouri Tigers at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Missouri won 48-14. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports

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