Spring is the most fruitful time of the year in recruiting for many programs, particularly in football. It’s where Mike Gundy often blossoms his classes like the seasonal flowers and where long-time targets turn to building blocks of the class.
That strategy, however — like the rest of the sports world — may be shifting. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the NCAA has instituted a dead period for in-person recruiting through at least April 15, effective immediately. On the official NCAA calendar through that date was scheduled to be the quiet period.
The difference: the dead period forfeits any and all opportunities for face-to-face contact between coaches and prospective athletes and their parents.