Herb Hand wants recruits to know that social media can decide a scholarship offer
Welcome to our Dr. Saturday feature titled "Random offseason tweet of the day." With real games still weeks away, coaches and players will be tweeting about non-football-related things as the season approaches. In this space, we'll try to find the funniest and goofiest tweets of the day. If you see something, don't hesitate to send it to us.
Possible Penn State recruits should be quite cognizant of what they're posting to Facebook and Twitter and the perceptions that the messages create.
Penn State offensive line coach Herb Hand tweeted Wednesday morning that the school dropped a recruit because of his social media presence.
Dropped another prospect this AM due to his social media presence...Actually glad I got to see the 'real' person before we offered him.
— Herb Hand (@CoachHand) July 30, 2014
Not only does the tweet serve as a subtle message to the recruit that Penn State is now not pursuing, but it doubles as a warning to all other Penn State recruits that coaches are watching what they post. Oh, and it's also a way for Penn State to say that they won't just take any recruit.
Is it an effective message? We'll see. Saying whatever you want without fear of consequences on social media is an enticing proposition, especially for teenagers. But as Hand has said before, Penn State says it's watching everything.
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