High School Notes

The road to a national championship begins on the first Wednesday of February, Signing Day. The day when a couple thousand high school players briefly become media superstars, even before they\'ve played a down of college football. The rich almost always seem to get richer on Signing Day, and this year was no exception. Though Florida State fell short in its bid to finish No. 1 in the polls last season, the Seminoles were the consensus winner of this year\'s recruiting wars. \"Florida State always does a great job,\" says Rick Kimbrel, editor of PrepStar magazine. \"It\'s a glamour school where kids really want to play in its wide-open offense and pressing defense. It\'s more fun to play there than in the grind-it-out style of the Big Ten.\"Another reason for FSU\'s continued success on the recruiting trail is the star power of head coach Bobby Bowden. \"Bowden,(Joe)Paterno