Hilton was leaving for the pros , sure .
Head coach Mario Cristobal was signing quite a few three - star recruits , and the future was still looking bright for a program so moribund as recently as 2007 .
Hilton was leaving for the pros , sure , but head coach Mario Cristobal was signing quite a few three - star recruits , and the future was still looking bright for a program so moribund as recently as 2007 .