Schools angling for big finish
Updated: February 3, 2003, 8:52 AM ET
By by Tom Lemming, ESPN.com football recruiting analyst | ESPN.com football recruiting analyst
It's hard to believe Signing Day is Wednesday. With just a few days left, 27 of my top 100 still haven't committed. That's a big number this close to the big day.
A good number of those players have visited traditional power like Florida State, Florida, Miami and Tennessee in recent weekends, so there could be a lot of teams rated in the second tier at the moment moving into the Top 10 with just a couple more commitments.
Another thing to pay attention to over the next few days is decommitments. There is a lot of aggressive negative recruiting going on right now. There have been many decommitments over the past few weeks, and the trend could continue. As we head into the final three days, here is my top 25:
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