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football recruiting our program the right way." The coach said he has two main concerns with the deregulated recruiting world. The first is that high school prospects will be inundated with messages from college coaches that no longer have a limit on the amount of contact they can have. The second is that new mailing rules will turn the recruiting office into a marketing and promotions bureau. "Now you can send anything relative to printed materials. I think that's probably the most significant change that's going to require a fulltime analysis of how you do your recruiting mailings." Other notable changes that will go into effect on Aug. 1 include: • Schools will be considerably limited on the amount of in-person scouting they can do on future opponents. • Schools will be able to pay for medical expenses for student-athletes. • Schools no longer have to provide information on banned sub- Tight Ends (5) Senior — Alex Welch (2) Junior — Ben Koyack (2) and Troy Niklas (2) Sophomore — None Freshmen — Mike Heuerman and Durham Smythe Note: Welch is back after sitting out with a torn ACL suffered in August. Guards/Centers (8) Fifth-Year Senior — Chris Watt Senior — Bruce Heggie (2) Junior — Conor Hanratty (3), Matt Hegarty (3) and Nick Martin (3) Sophomores — Mark Harrell (4) Freshman — Colin McGovern and John Montelus Note: Martin, who finished 2012 as a backup tackle, could be the top candidate to succeed the graduated Braxston Cave. Tackles (7) Fifth-Year Senior — Zack Martin Senior — Christian Lombard (2) and Tate Nichols (2) Juniors — None Sophomores — Ronnie Stanley (4) Freshmen — Hunter Bivin, Steve Elmer and Mike McGlinchey Note: This was a recruiting priority in 2013. Defensive Line (11) Senior — Louis Nix III (2), Kona Schwenke (1) and Justin Utupo (2) Juniors — Chase Hounshell (3), Tony Springmann (3) and Stephon Tuitt (2) Sophomores — Sheldon Day (3) and Jarron Jones (4) Freshmen — Jacob Matuska, Isaac Rochell and Eddie Vanderdoes Note: Hounshell was sidelined in 2012 because of injury. Outside Linebackers (8) Seniors — Prince Shembo (1) and Danny Spond (1) Juniors — Ben Councell (3), Anthony Rabasa (3) and Ishaq Williams (2) Sophomores — Romeo Okwara (3) Freshmen — Jaylon Smith and Doug Randolph Note: Could a player or two from here be shifted to defensive end? Inside Linebackers (5) Fifth-Year Seniors — Carlo Calabrese and Dan Fox Senior — Kendall Moore (2) Junior — Jarrett Grace (3) Sophomore — None