Yah!!! I am sure that will be the deciding factor. That is why the rest of his top choices are all academic power houses like Bama, Clemson, and Oklahoma.
DO NOT WANT!!!!! Why in the world would we recruit a 5 star player when we could just pick up 3 star linebacker from Miami that will be 1000x better. Ever look at the NFL pro bowl roster? 100% of the players on those teams where 3 star South Florida guys.