1.   And Florida State was said to have overtaken Miami in the recruiting battles.

2.   At halftime, Benjamin, who in the recruiting battle selected N.C. State over Kansas, had two points and had missed all eight of his shots.

3.   Auburn beat out Tennessee in a heated recruiting battle for Williams, who verbally committed to the Tigers when Tuberville and six assistant coaches visited his home in January.

4.   Baugh was the subject of a recruiting battle between TCU and the University of Texas.

5.   I remember that recruiting battle well.

6.   In a recruiting battle royale last February, Tyler John Tyler High School defensive end David Warren picked Florida State over Texas and other suitors.

7.   In the recruiting battles, the younger Bowden has beaten his father, Bobby, for several high school recruits so far this season.

8.   It was wrested away from the New Orleans parochial schools that wage pitched recruiting battles over pre-teens and treat the titles as their birthright.

9.   Kansas State won the recruiting battle over Utah, USC and Hawaii because the Wildcats were the only finalist who envisioned Hall as a tailback.

10.   Merritt then won a recruiting battle that included pitches from Utah, Colorado State and Minnesota.