University of Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema literally could reach out and touch someone — a potential football recruit — during a recent visit to a high school practice field in Texas. But he was limited to window shopping.
“I’m standing 10 feet away from a prospect, and I can’t talk to him,” Bielema relayed on his cell phone. “That’s why the May evaluation period is so challenging, because we can’t speak to the kids.”
Nonetheless, this is a critical recruiting window for coaches like Bielema, who will spend all but a handful of days on the road this month.