George Mason Coach Paul Hewitt had similar concerns about the initial deluge and hoped his colleagues wouldn’t abuse the rule by contacting recruits during the school day. But he’s also glad to be rid of rules that he felt were hard to enforce and “written up like [coaches] robbed a bank if they text-messaged a kid.”
“Those first few days, everybody will get a phone call. But I hope things will settle back down, because it’s gonna be good to have more communication with the kids,” Hewitt said. “Fewer mistakes will be made in recruiting. I think it’ll help bring down transfer numbers, because you’ll have a better feel for who you’re getting and the kid will have a better feel for what he’s getting into. I just think the positives far outweigh the negatives.”
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