Recruiting shifts from lavish visits to focused negotiation, foregoing grand gestures
As recruiting season peaks, universities are trading extravagant visit-weekend blowouts for more targeted negotiations with potential recruits.
Eli Lederman May 20, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World.
_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/48792608/2026-college-football-recruiting-unofficial-official-visits-changes)._
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