October 6, 2006

Hot-Button Recruiting

By SARA LIPKA

NCAA weighs two proposals to restrict text messages between coaches and prospects

Before Chandler Parsons committed to play basketball for the University of Florida, his cellphone buzzed more than 100 times a day with text messages from college coaches.

The attention flattered the 6-foot-9 high-school senior from Winter Park, Fla. His cellular plan included unlimited text messages, so the onslaught did not run up his bill. And in some cases, the quick exchanges helped him get to

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