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FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2019, file photo, Florida State head football coach Mike Norvell speaks during an NCAA college football news conference in Tallahassee, Fla. The NCAA has lifted the recruiting dead period that has been in place since March 13, 2020, due to the pandemic. The NCAA returned to its usual recruiting calendar Tuesday, June 1, 2021, allowing prospects to meet coaches in person and for coaches to conduct live evaluations of recruits. Florida State was welcoming recruits to campus just after midnight as part of its “Midnight Madness” event to mark the end of the dead period.(AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)
End of recruiting pause has football programs catching up

By Steve Megargee Jun. 01, 2021 02:24 AM EDT