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The survey
The questions in and results of a Tampa Bay Times survey of all 120 Division I-A football programs about recruiting. Twenty-six schools responded.
1. Early signing period
"Would you support an early signing period for high school football players in December, six weeks before the current signing period?"
Yes: 80.8 percent
No: 19.2 percent
2. Multiyear scholarships
"Are you in favor of schools being required to offer student-athletes multiyear scholarships, as opposed to ones that are renewable each year?"
Yes: 11.5 percent
No: 88.5 percent
3. Social media
"How has the influx of social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook changed recruiting for you?"
• Made it much harder: 19.2 percent
• Made it slightly harder: 11.5 percent
• No significant change: 19.2 percent
• Made it slightly easier: 38.5 percent
• Made it much easier: 11.5 percent
"How much do you use social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook to monitor recruits and where they stand in the recruiting process?"
Very much: 57.7 percent
A little bit: 42.3 percent
Not at all: 0 percent
4. Signing day
"When is it appropriate for a school to rescind a scholarship offer to a recruit before signing day?"
Any time, at a school's discretion: 42.3 percent
If school changes head coach during recruiting process: 3.8 percent
If player is still taking visits late in recruiting process: 53.8 percent
Never: 0 percent
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