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Eliminating July recruiting not the solution

If the powers-that-be think taking coaches off the road in July is the answer, they are incorrect. If coaches can't be on the road for 20 days in July, how are they going to make competent evaluations for their program? The NABC relayed to its members "the fact that 40 percent of our incoming freshmen leave the institution they signed to attend by the end of their sophomore year." Imagine if the colleges had less time in key settings to evaluate the players?

Dave Telep

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