Skip Holtz apparently is very good at making a good first impression.

The first-year South Florida coach had less than three weeks to get his first recruiting class together, and though it likely wouldn't cause any consternation for the neighboring Florida Gators just up the interstate in Gainesville, it is a class not without some distinction.

Holtz managed to bring in Terrence Mitchell, a cornerback who was once a Florida State commitment, and Todd Chandler, a defensive tackle who once seemed bound to join his former high school teammates at Miami, among the 15 signing-day newcomers who will join four early enrollees.

Overall, the St. Petersburg Times reported, Holtz got new commitments from seven players after his hiring.

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