"I understand why people are speculating or raising an eyebrow," Freeze said. "But we had Robert's brother here, and the mom said she wanted him here. We had Treadwell's best friend here, and South Panola [Conner's high school] is right down the road. Golson fits in here; he's a country boy and loves the place. There were a lot of factors involved."
Maybe it was a perfect storm.
"If people know the No. 1 recruit is coming to your school, it creates some buzz for you and our coaches capitalized on it," Freeze said. "They did a good job of executing our 12-month plan. We did it with hard work, a little luck and God's goodness to us."
But Freeze also knows his top-five ranking in recruiting won't mean anything this coming season.
"One of the first things we have to start doing immediately is tempering expectations," Freeze said. "I know that one good recruiting class doesn't mean that you've arrived, especially not in this league."
Good luck with that.
