The changing landscape of college football means the nation’s premier recruits are no longer signing with the same handful of programs.

That became particularly apparent this week when the nation’s top-ranked prospect landed in Vanderbilt of all places.

Vanderbilt parlayed the first 10-win season in school history into a recruiting coup when Nashville (Tennessee) Christian quarterback Jared Curtis decided to stay home and sign with the Commodores. Curtis is the No. 1 overall player in his class according to composite rankings of recruiting sites compiled by 247Sports.

“Being here in Nashville and seeing what Vandy has been doing this season has been amazing, and over the past few weeks, I felt more and more that I wanna be a part of that, to be close to home, to play in front of my f

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