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Effects of Dead Period Extension on Players Like Emeka Egbuka, Tywone Malone Sets Commit Date, Will Johnson Releases Top 10

The Hurry-Up is your nightly dose of updates from the Ohio State football recruiting trail, keeping tabs on the latest from commits and targets from around the country.

Dead period extended, Egbuka timeline affected?

As expected, the NCAA extended the recruiting dead period once again. What wasn't expected was an extension through the end of 2020, but the NCAA Division I Council pulled that move on Wednesday evening, as no in-person visits will be allowed through January 1.

“While the Council acknowledged and appreciates the growing desire to resume in-person recruiting by select coaches’ associations, Council members ultimately concluded the primary concern right now must be protecting the current student-athletes on our campuses,” said Council chair M.