It is.
Some kids grow up and come out of nowhere.
Some do very little physical and/or mental development
after High School.
Kinda like the 2 year old horses I guess.
But this crowd (humans) is/are a little better at communcating
and therefore a bit easier to assess. And if the coaches
are estute they will find the right spot for them.
The kid rated as the #1 high school recruit (by ESPN anyway)
in the nation plays QB right now. Not in college imo.

If for example, you take the ESPN top 150
for this/next (2009) year...
imo you are looking at a group that has the
the best chance of becoming good college players.

The kid rated the #2 QB in the nation
from Texas (Austin Lake Travis) is pretty darn
amazing. Even though his team is a smaller school,
they might be the best team in Texas... because of him.
It will be interesting to see how this translates
next year.

I also have read that Weis has got a bunch of good
skill position kids this year, but his O-line was not
as highly rated as the skill positions. (as stated above)

Texas has garnered commitments from the ESPN
#1 and #2 rated Offensive tackles to go along with
that Lake Austin QB. So his chances of living are
probably better than Clausen.

Question: Will Clausen be eaten by a big Polynesian lineman
in the "who cares" bowl...

and again I ramble about the
team I know the best.