Above photo of Penn State Offensive Line Coach Herb Hand by Matthew O’Haren-USA TODAY Sports We are linking to an NFL.com article about college football recruiting but it certainly applies to lacrosse as well as other sports.  College coaches are recruiting young men and women who they will be working with side by side for the next four years.  Who wants to spend four years working closely with someone who has already shown themselves to be an immature trouble maker?  When you send out mean, vile, or immature tweets you are publicizing and bragging about your poor behavior.  Check out the article and then go take a look at your own social media timelines.  Might be time to make use of the “delete” button.

• By Mike Huguenin
• College Football 24/7 writer

Ahhh, the vagaries of recruiting in 2014. Hand is Penn State’s offensive line coach, and while we won’t speculate on which recruit was dropped (there’s enough of that on other sites, along with criticism and derision), you have to applaud Hand and Penn State for doing what they think is right. It would be naïve to think other schools haven’t stopped recruiting other prospects for the same reason. The difference is Penn State is publicizing its decision, which has led to some of the derision for a perceived “holier than thou” attitude. Social media is filled with teens — and adults — showing their immaturity. If Hand and the Nittany Lions’ other coaches think a recruit’s actions on social media bode ill for the future, why not stop recruiting him? If a recruit is producing twinge-worthy tweets and/or posts now, might he also do so in the future? Please read the entire article at NFL.com