This has been the strangest recruiting cycle in history. For recruiting reporters like Adam Gorney, flexibility has been the key to understanding and keeping up with the ever-changing landscape. How do you rank players when some schools didn't even have a fall season? When will kids be able to make campus visits? How has Zoom changed the world of recruiting? All this and more this week as we wrap up the high school season.

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Todd Bradford joined the Oklahoma State staff in November of 2019 and serves as director of recruiting. Bradford served as linebackers coach under Gundy at OSU from 2005-07 and has also held coaching positions at Wisconsin, BYU, Maryland and Kansas, among other stops. Included among his 28 years of experience in college football are seven years as a recruiting coordinator. He recruited eventual All-Americans Markelle Martin and Grant Garner to Stillwater, in addition to All-Big 12 performers Jamie Blatnick and Ugo Chinasa. Bradford attended Southern Utah, where he graduated in 1986 with a degree in physical education/geology. From 2011-16 he put his geology background to work by holding leadership positions in the oil and energy business. The move to private business was made in large part to bring him closer to his mother, who was sick at the time. He got back into coaching when he served on David Beaty’s staff at Kansas for the 2016 and 2017 seasons, but returned to the oil and energy world in March of 2018.

Oklahoma State Director of Recruiting Todd Bradford

He's had to rebuild a program from ground zero up to being a ranked team while putting players on NFL rosters. Now, Rhode Island's Jim Fleming has had to try to maintain his success in the Covid-19 area looking at a late February start. The always jovial coach Fleming gives us a FCS head coach's perspective this week while the Rhodie Rams continue to try to stay in the public eye during a historically quiet fall for 1-AA football.

Rhode Island Head Coach Jim Fleming

When the city your school is located is one of your biggest recruiting weapons and you can't have in person visits, how do you overcome such an obstacle? That's been one of the challenges that Tulane's Wes Fritz and the coaching staff located in New Orleans have had to deal with during the Coronavirus. Plus a look at the Big 10 startup and updates from around the country.

Tulane Director of Player Personnel Wes Fritz

Iowa was one of the first states to commit and say "We're playing high school football this fall". The result was a large number of elite recruits moving to the state in order to play. But what about the transfer rules? Matthew Bain of the Des Moines Register fills us in on the slippy-slope regarding exemptions to the transfer rule and how exactly Covid may or may not fit in.

Matthew Bain - Des Moines Register

The football world was treated with another about-face last week as the PAC 12 announced the will also begin play in November for an abbreviated season.. Arizona's Cody Moore joins Jeremy on his broad background and approach to recruiting, even during a Pandemic as the show goes on.

Arizona's Director of Recruiting Cody Moore

The MAC was one of the first D1 conferences to put a pause on football because of Covid. Well, not so fast. Akron Zip ILB coach Oscar Rodriquez, Jr. tips his hand in this Pod interview as he tells of what's happening with a possible restart in the MAC come October. Plus the impact of the extension of the recruiting 'dead period' and more.

Akron Zips ILB Coach Oscar Rodriquez, Jr.

When your brand is Michigan Wolverine Football, the name speaks for itself. But when travel is limited even your good name gets put to the test. Plus, your conference made the decision to pause football for 2020, so you have no live games at a storied stadium to show-off to potential players. Michigan's Matt Dudek gives his twist on how Coach Harbaugh and the mighty Wolverines are overcoming Covid's recruiting challenges.

Michigan's Maestro of Recruiting Matt Dudek

When a campus visit is one of your strongest selling features, how does a director of recruiting overcome travel restrictions during Covid-19? KState's Taylor Braet gives us a few answers, plus a special look at the man behind the 'purple shoes' and his creative recruiting techniques.

Kansas State Director Of Recruiting Taylor Braet

It goes without saying that Covid-19 has turned the world of football recruiting upside down. ESPN's Tom Van Haaren Jr. joins host Jeremy Crabtree as they discuss some of the creative ways both players and schools have negotiated the current lay of the land in high school and college recruiting.

ESPN Reporter Tom VanHarren Jr.

Jeremy tees up a special edition of Over the Middle with a special guest from Brent Musburger's VSiN as they break down the upcoming NFL draft.

NFL Draft Preview with VSiN's Matt Youmans

We wrap up this season’s Over the Middle with a look at college football silly season and the impacts it will have on the SEC recruiting trail. Jeremy is joined by Richard Davenport of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and WholeHogSports.com to talk about the opening at Arkansas and what the Hogs must do become relevant again.

Richard Davenport Of WholeHogSports.com

No. 1 LSU takes on No. 2 Alabama in the biggest game of the season. What also makes the rivalry special is that also extends to recruiting, where the Tide and Tigers have waged some epic battles. Andrew Bone of Bama Insider and Rivals.com talks to Jeremy about Nick Saban’s success in Louisiana and how Ed Orgeron has brought new fire to the recruiting trail.

Andrew Bone Of Rivals.com and BamaInsider on LSU vs Alabama

It’s the biggest high school football game of the season, and it’s a matchup recruiting fans across the country have been waiting all year for: No. 1 Mater Dei vs. No. 2 St. John Bosco. Greg Biggins of 247 Sports and Fox Sports West has the call Friday night, and he joins Jeremy to break down the game that also features top-ranked quarterbacks Bryce Young and D.J. Uiagalelei and more than 30 FBS recruits. Jeremy also previews Owasso's road test Friday night against Mustang and how Bill Blankenship's squad is primed for a deep run in the Oklahoma state playoffs.

Greg Biggins of 247Sports Previews #1 Mater Dei Vs #2 John Bosco

Penn State has created one of the most effective recruiting tools in college football – its annual white out game. Tyler Donohue of Lions247 joins Jeremy to talk about how the incredible atmosphere of the 106,000 people inside of Beaver Stadium decked out in white wows recruits. Jeremy also breaks down the big slate of games on Yurview this week, including the Hale vs. Edison game that features Nebraska commit Sevion Morrison.

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