Skip Prosser's Legacy Will Include Great 2008 Recruiting Class

Compared to the loss suffered by the family of Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser, who died today at 56, this is a minor point. But Prosser had landed an outstanding recruiting class for 2008, and it's a real shame that he'll never get to coach those players.

With forward Al-Farouq Aminu and centers Ty Walker and Tony Woods committed to Wake, Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis declared last week that the Demon Deacons "will have the league's top front line in two years." Although Prosser, by rule, couldn't talk publicly about his recruits, the Winston-Salem Journal noted last week that the recruiting class had likely saved Prosser's job.

Prosser's Demon Deacons had fallen on hard times lately, winning just eight ACC games the last two years. But he left the program on the way back up.

Previously on FanHouse:
Wake Up! Recruiting Coup May Bring Demon Deacons Back From Dead