Notre Dame coach Lewis Cook remembers what recruiting college football players used to be like.

During his first of two stints as an assistant coach for the UL Ragin' Cajuns, Cook's unique abilities to develop relationships with young athletes was crucial to the result of the search.

"I can remember going down to the Golden Triangle (Beaumont, Texas area) for a week,'' Cook said. "I'd watch a kid practice track and then go watch a kid who was still in the playoffs. I'd be able to see how they react to a coach fussing at them or to a bad call. You really got to know those kids.''

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Kevin Foote
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