"ESPN.com's survey was conducted over a three-week period in June and July, and players were asked about their views on college athletics today and their experiences as a heavily recruited player. Some were serious topics, but others not so much. For example, we asked prospects which school had the best food when they visited.
The winner? Tennessee. The Volunteers received high marks from recruits for their game day spread of barbecue, and Knoxville itself was mentioned by a lot of prospects as having great food with a bit of "Southern flair."
Alabama and Texas finished second on the list, with Rama Jamas restaurant earning approval from a number of prospects after their visits to Tuscaloosa, likewise for barbecue in Austin. Florida, LSU, Duke, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt also placed high on the list.
Recruits also were asked which of the schools they've visited had the best facilities? The runaway winner was Alabama, as 24 percent of the recruits listed the Crimson Tide. One prospect called Alabama's facilities "the Taj Mahal of college football." Tennessee was second, followed by Ohio State and Texas, and then Texas A&M, Clemson, Georgia, Nebraska, Penn State and Arkansas.
There was no clear-cut leader when recruits were asked which school had the best campus atmosphere. Auburn, Clemson and Florida were the top schools listed by prospects, but Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee and USC were right up there. Alabama, Arkansas, Nebraska, Ohio State, Stanford, Texas and Texas A&M also received high praise.
And this won't come as a shock, but Oregon was named by 72 percent of recruits as having the best uniforms in college football. UCLA registered 5 percent of the votes. The Ducks' dominance was so overwhelming that UCLA, Florida State and Penn State were the only other schools to receive multiple votes with respondents."
