Ever-changing recruiting world 
January, 30, 2013
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By RecruitingNation | ESPN.com
With social media, the rise of 7-on-7 leagues and the decrease in importance of high school coaches in the recruiting process -- the recruiting trends change every year. RecruitingNation writers tackled some of those topics.
Michael Rothstein writes: As if there wasn't enough pressure, social media has led to information overload for today's top recruits.
Chantel Jennings writes: The rise of 7-on-7 leagues fills a need that high school football can’t do alone.
Michael Rothstein writes: As if there wasn't enough pressure, social media has led to information overload for today's top recruits.
Chantel Jennings writes: The rise of 7-on-7 leagues fills a need that high school football can’t do alone.
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Austin Ward
Austin Ward joined ESPN.com in 2012 after five years as a college football writer at the Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune and the Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel. The award-winning journalist lives with his wife in Columbus, Ohio. Email him at ajward.espn@gmail.com.
Brad Bournival
Brad Bournival, a lifetime Northeast Ohio resident, joined ESPN in 2012 and is the recruiting writer for BuckeyeNation. He has covered sports at the professional, college and high school level for 16 years. Recently, Bournival was a freelance writer for The Plain Dealer, The Medina Gazette and SportsInk.com. Email him at bradbournival.espn@gmail.com.