High School Seniors And Recruiting In A Covid Year

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Lots of stuff going on now with recruiting. Think of this, college players getting a Sr year back. So a percentage of Sr, still staying in school. The other thing, signing players, then leaving a few scholarships for transfer players. The portal has affected numbers, leaving a section of high school players out on the cold. 
 

This is a new ballgame with everyone. Much like NFL Scouts, not having a NFL combine. Player opting out. 

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NCAA extends recruiting dead period through May

ByAUSTIN NIVISON 18 hours ago 

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It’s been nearly a year since recruits were able to take on-campus visits. Now, they’ll have to wait even longer to take visits with the NCAA extending the recruiting dead period once again.

According to Bucknuts, the NCAA has announced that the dead period has been extended through May 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That puts the current dead period at well over one year in length. "During a dead period a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents, and may not watch student-athletes compete or visit their high schools," the NCAA website states. "Coaches may write and telephone student-athletes or their parents during a dead period."

Back in November, the NCAA announced that the dead period had been extended through mid-April. Now, the organization has tacked at least one more month onto the in-person visit pause.

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered recruiting in a major way over the last year. After cementing the highest-ranked class in history, Nick Saban joined 247Sports’ Josh Pate and explained how it altered the 2021 signing class and will alter the 2022 recruiting cycle.

"We always go through a process of trying to get guys here that fit what we want from a criteria standpoint at each position, whether it’s size, speed, character, all those things,” Saban said. “Early on last year, sometimes we go through a process. Sometimes we want to complete that process. Even though we’re in on a lot of good players, it took a little more time. We were waiting to go out and see spring practice, in some cases, when this all happened last March.