Successful coaches know the key to maintaining a top program is through recruiting. Coach Sarkisian learned this lesson well watching his mentor Pete Carroll awaken the echoes of a powerhouse in Los Angeles.

Sarkisian’s first recruiting class at Washington was considered small, and average. With previous coach Tyrone Willingham giving up on recruiting, knowing he wasn’t going to be back, Sarkisian had to work to catch up.

The 2010 recruiting class was the first for Sarkisian after running his own program for a year. He did not disappoint either. Bringing in 31 kids to a program desperately in need of bodies, he was able to address a lot of concerns as far as depth.

The class garnered a t...

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