Clarkston (Mich.) High class of 2021 offensive lineman Rocco Spindler had his recruiting game plan laid out.
He already announced his top 10 schools list of Alabama, Arizona State, Florida, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Tennessee on March 2. The 6-5, 290-pounder planned to take all five of his official visits in April and early May before making a commitment May 15.
Spindler was going to visit Notre Dame March 20, which was well known, and the Rivals100 product also confirmed to BlueandGold.com that he was going to officially visit Brian Kelly’s program April 3 as well.
“It’s changed dramatically,” Spindler said of his recruiting process. “I have to push everything back; I don’t want to rush it. I have a system, which is to take all of my official visits, see what my best option is, give [the schools] a week notice and have a big commitment day at my school.
“Hopefully, I can get a bunch of reporters there and my whole town will be there supporting me.”
Spindler is pretty adamant on making all five official visits before making a final decision on what school he will be attending. That was his plan before COVID-19 became a national pandemic, and he reports that it will remain his goal moving forward.
