Do Ivy League schools give out scholarships for football, basketball, and other sports?
ShareIf you are looking for the strongest academic institutions in the country, there is no doubt that the schools among the Ivy League are certainly high on that list. These elite academic programs continue to hold all students to extremely strong standards and make you put in a lot of time and effort in order [...]
Q&A with a parent who has gone though and is going through the football recruiting process – Part One
ShareOne of my favorite features to bring readers is question and answers from parents who have been through the athletic recruiting process themselves. They have done everything they can to help their kid get a chance to play college athletics. Afterwards, they are kind enough to share their story with the readers of Recruiting-101. In [...]
Should I commit to a school even if I am not 100% so that I have a scholarship?
ShareAs I have mentioned many times in my recruiting definitions for parents and players, college coaches are prone to deadline an athlete during the recruiting process. I even spoke with a college coach just yesterday about an athlete. He said there was an athlete with an offer still waiting to decide but they had another [...]
Does making an Official Visit mean you will get a scholarship offer in the athletic recruiting process?
ShareWhen looking at the article Level of Recruiting Interest from College Coaches, the top three levels that a college coach can show a prospective recruit is a written offer, a verbal offer, and an official visit. With two of the three hopefully being able to pay for a large portion of your college education, it [...]
13-year commits to Tennessee, Lane Kiffin at it again in the football recruiting process
ShareNew Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin has made a lot of waves this off-season since taking over their program. And while these may or may not be calculated to get the Vols on the national scene again, he certainly has done enough to get the world talking about his program. One thing that he recently [...]
A special thanks to my new favorite writer, Chip Towers
ShareIt was good to finally see some nice pub for Recruiting-101. The author, Chip Towers of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, gave this website a nice little shout out with regards to our recent article in which I broke down a recruiting letter. I actually decided to re-read the article and although I felt I sounded a [...]
To wait or not wait in making a college decision during the athletic recruiting process?
ShareThere is no doubt that one of the toughest questions high school athletes with scholarship offers has to answer at this point in the recruiting process (especially for football recruiting) is if they should end the process before the season kicks off. Is it better to end things or wait it out until after the [...]
Breaking down an athletic recruiting letter from a college coach
ShareOne of the most interesting parts of running this site is that I get all kinds of interesting emails that help give me a better perspective of the overall athletic recruiting process. And when I get that information, I try to share it will as many readers as possible on Recruiting-101. I recently had an [...]
Rivals doesn’t care about Scout’s rankings, Scout doesn’t care about ESPN’s rankings, and college coaches don’t care about any of it
ShareWith the rise of Internet recruiting rankings for all sports over the past decade, you have seen “experts” come out of the woodwork and make a name for themselves. The truth unfortunately is that many never played football and don’t even know all that much about the game. They were just in the right place [...]
2009 Football Recruiting Checklist for athletes with recruiting interest
ShareWhere has the time gone? It is now already August and football players throughout the country are in the midst of getting the season underway shortly. Some states will be starting games sooner than others but the main theme here is the football season is FINALLY here. My hope is that the off-season has been [...]
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