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Coaches and athletes navigate uncharted college football recruiting with early signing date

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The phone calls arrive on a weekly basis, each from a different recruiter seeking the same thing, and Jake Heimlicher is happy to chat. He knows what is at stake. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound senior Regis Jesuit linebacker has double-digit scholarship offers to play college football. His deadline is quickly approaching.

Heimlicher is also in the midst of a playoff run, as Regis faces Columbine at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Class 5A quarterfinals, and when his phone lights up, and a coach asks for Heimlicher’s commitment, he replies: “I just really want to see all of my options through.