Stanford, Cal coaches talk players’ social media

The benefits and drawbacks of players’ social media accounts was a topic of note at Friday’s Bay Area football Media Day, which included representatives from Stanford, Cal and San Jose State.

Bears coach Justin Wilcox said public profiles of potential recruits can contain information that separates a player from the competition, as well as send them flying off a school’s radar.

“When it comes to recruiting, checking social media is about finding out who these guys really are,” Wilcox said. “You find out a lot about people on social media.