The Opening and Elite 11 finals get underway on Wednesday at Nike headquarters in Oregon, including a physical skills combine, a 7-on-7 championship, and various other competitions.
Which teams have the most commits at The Opening? The answers will not shock you!
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This is the biggest event of the recruiting calendar this side of National Signing Day, a culmination of weeks of regional camps around the country. The 2017 class’ top 10 recruits listed on the roster, almost all of the top 25, and so on.
There are still seven months to go until February, but many have already committed. It's no surprise that Ohio State leads the way with 10 commits on Opening rosters. The Buckeyes have the current top class, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings, loaded to the brim with nothing but blue-chip talent.
Now, if you were to guess which team had the second-most commits behind Ohio State, you’d probably say Alabama. Good guess, but it’s not correct! The Tide are rolling strong with seven in attendance, but Oklahoma has eight.
Here’s a list of which schools have the most committed players at the event, along with current class rankings. It’s still very early in the process, so this is just another way to briefly gauge how teams are doing.
| Commits at The Opening | Overall class ranking | |
| Ohio State | 10 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 4 |
| Alabama | 7 | 2 |
| Georgia | 6 | 3 |
| LSU | 6 | 6 |
| Florida State | 5 | 10 |
| Michigan | 5 | 5 |
| Clemson | 4 | 9 |
| Washington | 3 | 30 |
| Ole Miss | 2 | 31 |
| Stanford | 2 | 63 |
| Texas | 2 | 42 |
| UCLA | 2 | 71 |
| USC | 2 | 24 |
| TCU | 2 | 44 |
| Arizona | 1 | 14 |
| Duke | 1 | 23 |
| Maryland | 1 | 29 |
| Miami | 1 | 11 |
| Oklahoma State | 1 | 22 |
| Oregon | 1 | 45 |
| Penn State | 1 | 41 |
| Syracuse | 1 | 47 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 12 |
| Texas Tech | 1 | 32 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 37 |
For those of you keeping track, SEC teams have 22 commits here, followed by the Big Ten with 18, the Big 12 with 14, the ACC with 12, and the Pac-12 with 11.
These numbers will surely change over the next few days, with about eight attendees expected to commit (plus potential ratings changes based on the event and recruiting business continuing elsewhere around the country), but that’s where we stand this morning.
SB Nation will have boots on the ground in Beaverton, Ore. this week, so stay close. Wednesday and Thursday are QB (Elite 11) days.
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