Heading into the NCAA Dead Period, Alabama football recruiting can afford a semi-break. The current Dead Period continues through July 24. During the Dead Period, recruits may not be visited in-person in any setting. No in-person contact is deemed too casual. Unintended bumping into a recruit inside a store is not allowed and must immediately be reported. Contact with a parent is the same as contact with an athlete.
Communication does not stop. It continues through phone, texts, social media; even old-fashioned regular mail. The players and parents need a bit of a break. So do the coaches, though few take full advantage of it.