How some colleges view using Web cams to recruit

A look at some major colleges football programs' takes on the new technique of head coaches using Web cams to talk to recruits, which is allowed by the NCAA:

-LSU's Les Miles, Tennessee's Phillip Fulmer and Alabama's Nick Saban have begun using Web cams following a new NCAA rule that keeps head coaches from visiting high school campuses during the spring.

-Southern California's Pete Carroll, a top recruiter, is sticking to cell phones and landlines this spring. "We haven't been doing it. We're aware of it," USC spokesman Tim Tessalone said.

-Arizona's Tom Duddleston said coaches tried video conferences a few years ago but no longer use them.

-Auburn's Tommy Tuberville said he's not interested. "Hopefully (Auburn recruits) know what I look like."

-Oklahoma officials have recently been made aware of the NCAA interpretation, but won't buy more equipment to use the technology, athletic director Joe Castiglione said.

-Virginia Tech sports information director Dave Smith said the school hasn't used Web cams at this point, but would "be surprised if they didn't at least discuss it."

-Illinois' Ron Zook, Colorado's Dan Hawkins, Saban and others are spending more time traveling around to talk to donors and fans.

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