Deandre Brown commits to USM.

>>The aspect of recruiting I was trying to focus on is the fact that there is zero precedent in the last 10 years or so for a top ten/five star recruit signing at a non-BCS school for any reason, let alone acedemic "ineligibility," plain and simple.

Exactly. Deandre Brown is setting all kinds of records, but not really the ones you want to be proud of. Guys aren't usually rated 5 star unless the grades are expected to be there.