Decommitments should benefit Indiana 
October, 16, 2012
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Jared Shanker | ESPN.com
Indiana’s 2013 recruiting class is taking on a reverse trend from the 2012 class, and that is a very good thing for the Hoosiers.
This time last year, a slow start littered with blowouts and bad losses to non-BCS teams cost Indiana what could have been a strong recruiting class headlined by ESPN 150 quarterback Gunner Kiel. The Hoosiers’ 2012 class fell apart by the end of fall.
This season, though, the Hoosiers’ recruiting class got off to a slow start but now the Hoosiers are in prime position to land three of the state’s top seven recruits -- and all three are decommitments.
This time last year, a slow start littered with blowouts and bad losses to non-BCS teams cost Indiana what could have been a strong recruiting class headlined by ESPN 150 quarterback Gunner Kiel. The Hoosiers’ 2012 class fell apart by the end of fall.
This season, though, the Hoosiers’ recruiting class got off to a slow start but now the Hoosiers are in prime position to land three of the state’s top seven recruits -- and all three are decommitments.
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The Midwest Region consists of the states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin and is where the foundation of most Big Ten recruiting classes are made up of. It's also where the MAC finds most of its talent and national programs hunt for prospects.