We return from a semi-long winter's nap with an excellent set of common sense do's and don'ts for prospective high school football recruits.

Ross Tucker, a former Princeton offensive lineman, has compiled a list of things that high school players and their coaches should be looking for and should prepare for in advance of next month's signing date.

Tucker, who is on injured reserve with the Washington Redskins, operates a recruiting Web site that offers to send profiles and videos to prospective schools, so you're free to take his advice for what it's worth. But, from this vantage point, Tucker's advice seems sound and worth listening to.