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How college football is impacted by the recruiting dead period

When Jake Garcia, the 18th-ranked prospect in the Class of 2021, found out that California postponed high school football to the spring, he knew he wouldn't get the chance to play unless he took action.

As a quarterback at La Habra High School in La Habra, California, Garcia has yet to play a full season of high school football. He went to Long Beach Poly, where he backed up current Ole Miss QB Matt Corral, then transferred to Narbonne High School, where he had to sit out five games for transferring. Last season, at La Habra, his team was disqualified from the playoffs and didn't get to finish the entire season.