Last Monday marked the beginning of a very important phase of college football’s recruiting calendar, the Spring Evaluation Period.
This six-week stretch — which runs through the end of May — allows college coaches to hit the road and check on prospects all over the country. They're able to meet with high school coaches and administrators and watch practices, workout sessions and individual drills.
There are several rules and regulations the staff has to follow, though:
- Each program has a total of 168 evaluation opportunities during this time period. Every day an assistant is on the road counts as one opportunity, whether he visits 10 schools or just one.