The 2 kings of college football have dominated the sport for over a decade. It all starts with recruiting. Saban generally has only had to recruit one area, the south, being at LSU and Alabama while Urban has had a more national approach being at Florida and Ohio State but also locking down his home state.
Saban and Meyer have done it every way possible. Both have done incredibly well with local recruits. Both have had success reaching out nationally to land top talent.
That’s why they’re so good. That’s why their teams are so good. And that’s why recruiting continues to be such a success for both of them. Winning on the field immeasurably helps recruiting and both Saban and Meyer have done a whole lot of that, too.