College football recruiting's dead period prohibits face-to-face contact between coaches and prospects and limits their contact in general.
So, perhaps it should come as no surprise that recruiting news has slowed significantly in the month of July thus far.
However, 247Sports four-star safety Noa Pola-Gates provided some fireworks when he cut his list to a final 10.
The 6-foot-2, 180-pound safety, out of Williams Field High School (Gilbert, Arizona), included programs from across the country - Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Michigan State, Nebraska, Oregon, Oregon State, Penn State, Texas and USC.
This recruiting journey has been a trip but I'm thankful for all the love.