FILE - Duke head coach David Cutcliffe watches his team play against Virginia Tech during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Durham, N.C., in this Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, file photo. The personal touch that helps coaches sell their programs to blue-chip prospects is missing from this year’s recruiting cycle. Restrictions brought about by the coronavirus pandemic prevent face-to-face communication between players and coaches. (Nell Redmond/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart is seen before the start of an NCAA college football game against Missouri Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. The personal touch that helps coaches sell their programs to blue-chip prospects is missing from this year’s recruiting cycle. Restrictions brought about by the coronavirus pandemic prevent face-to-face communication between players and coaches. Staffs can’t visit high schools. Plenty of states aren’t even playing high school football. “It’s just weird,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said.(AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

FILE - Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck looks at the scoreboard during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Illinois in Champaign, Ill., in this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, file photo. The personal touch that helps coaches sell their programs to blue-chip prospects is missing from this year’s recruiting cycle. Restrictions brought about by the coronavirus pandemic prevent face-to-face communication between players and coaches. “Almost half of our players that are going to sign, we haven’t met face to face or shook hands,” Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck said. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)