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Verbally committing to a college or university is up for debate in its relevancy and importance.

Wednesday could mark the end of an era in college football recruiting.

Most former college athletes say that being a member of a college team helped prepare them for life after college.

There is a very contagious disease spreading in the college recruiting world.

A cardinal sin made by parents of high school athletes hoping to play at the college level is presuming there is no harm in waiting to be recruited.

Campus visits are extremely important for college prospects.

College recruits sometimes regret their decisions because they limited their options.

The tremendous growth of club and travel events has made identifying prospects much easier for college coaches. Prospects put on display every weekend can be cherry picking for coaches roaming from tournament to showcase to combine. But there is a catch.

Coaches go to events to scout athletes they already know about.

Competition among college coaches always has been fierce. But the current recruiting environment allows college programs, when they see their chances improving of landing one recruit over another, to turn their heads away from other athletes who are equally qualified. It is the new nature of recruiting.

Numbers don't lie when it comes to paying for a college education.

According to the College Board, the organization that administers the SAT, the average annual cost of a private college in America is $35,000. State-supported colleges cost an average of $10,000 per year.

Regardless of which route families chooses, they still face other expenses for books, fees, travel, clothing, entertainment, etc. In short, sending a child to college is expensive.

For athletes, however, there are two major ways to cut down the cost of college: great grades and athletic scholarships.

During in-home meetings with potential National Scouting Report prospects and their parents, I always ask student-athletes if they know the cost of attending a four-year college or university.

Their answer is almost always the same: "A lot.�

I laugh. They laugh. But, in reality, it's no laughing matter.

Higher education is expensive — very expensive — for student-athletes and their parents.