When will college coaches call during the football recruiting process?
With now being the open period and college coaches legally being able to call, some wonder if and when these coaches will be calling. Let me mention that these coaches have until the end of May to call but can only call a prospect one time during this spring evaluation period. They can visit your [...]
The importance of staying on top of academics in athletic recruiting
The later that you really start thinking about academics and the importance that it will play in college, the more behind you will be. Every single class you take in high school will play a factor in if you are will be academically eligible for the college level. And the longer you wait to get [...]
Football Recruiting Advice for Kickers/Punters
Another series of articles that I am going to continue doing is breaking down the recruiting knowledge that I have for different positions in both basketball and football. While some may feel that recruiting is all the same, that is definitely not the case at all. The recruiting process for a quarterback, lineman, linebacker, or [...]
Miscellaneous Athletic Recruiting Ramblings – 4/27/2008
Spread the word I know I have asked this many times over the last six months or so but please help spread the word regarding this site. I want to continue it being a free site in the future (That is definitely the goal) but with the lack of traffic and users supporting the sponsors, [...]
Athletic recruiting article recap
For that didn’t get a chance to see all of the articles during the past week, here are some features from Recruiting-101 that should help you during the recruiting process: Don’t expect a head football coach to show up during the evaluation period When do Division I-AA schools start the football recruiting process? Does success [...]
When can college coaches evaluate juniors in football recruiting
For the top recruits throughout the country, college coaches should be making visits to your high school on nearly a daily basis. While I already wrote yesterday about why you shouldn’t expect the head coaches to make the visit, you should be seeing a number of assistant coaches from throughout the country. From April 15th [...]
Don’t expect a head football coach to show up during the evaluation period
The NCAA always seems to change it rules quite often during years in every aspect. It can be about a sport in season but they love to fine tune things during the recruiting process. While I am not exactly sure they make some of the changes, there is one recent rule that is effecting head [...]
When do Division I-AA schools start the football recruiting process?
When starting the recruiting process, some may think that all schools start at the same time when sending prospective athletes mail. That however could not be further from the truth. Some schools like to get in early on younger players and try to show their interest in them early on. Others wait until they are [...]
Does success breed jealousy in football recruiting?
In a recent article from the Salt Lake Tribune (Click here for the article), the paper takes a look at the recruiting of Florida head coach Urban Meyer. While they stay positive throughout most of the article, it talks about how he does whatever he can to push the legal limits in recruiting. And considering [...]
When does junior football recruiting start?
I received a very troubling email from a parent recently. His son is currently a junior at a school that had the same coach in place for the past decade. But after the year, he decided to retire as varsity coach. With few candidates available in the area, the school eventually went with a young [...]