Four hundred and forty-five days after it was implemented, college football’s recruiting dead period is finally over. Prospects are once again allowed to conducted official and unofficial visits and have in-person interaction with coaches for the first time since March 13, 2020, when college sports were shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. That means a wave of prospects will descend upon Columbus this month, with 51 official and 150-200 unofficial visitors expected between June 1-28, when the recruiting calendar briefly returns to a dead period. “Obviously, for one month, it’s very overwhelming,” Ohio State director of player personnel Mark Pantoni said during his media availability last Friday. “In a normal year, we probably get get into the high 40s to low 50s, so this is pretty extraordinary. “It’s exciting. We’re just trying to take it day by day right now, but starting next Tuesday, it’s on. It’s all hands on deck…
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