FAU recruiting already affected by Partridge's firing

Boynton Beach three-star cornerback Endrickson Boucher, left, decommitted from Florida Atlantic on Sunday shortly after coach Charlie Partridge was fired. (Kevin Berg/Courtesy) When Florida Atlantic fired coach Charlie Partridge on Sunday, it ended a chapter of Owls football history, but also marked the beginning of an important stretch on the college football calendar: the recruiting contact period.

From Sunday until Dec. 11, coaches can conduct meetings with recruits (often in their homes or at their high schools), either to reassure current commitments or attract new prospects to the school. Despite Partridge's dismissal, FAU assistant coaches are still out meeting with recruits during…