I’m a junior with football recruiting interest but zero current scholarship offers. What do I do?
After having talked about what junior football players should do during the recruiting process before the season, I thought now would be a great time to update what I had previously talked about. This mid-season review is just to help those juniors going through the football recruiting process. It is not an easy time but [...]
How Division I eyes will hurt you in repeatedly when trying to find your future college
Just as a recap who have not read the definition, Division I eyes are when an athlete only focuses on Division I schools. It has been their dream to play at the Division I level and they could careless what other schools have to offer at the Division II and III level, even if they [...]
The entire family needs to buy into the athletic recruiting process for all parties to be happy at the end
Recently I had the opportunity to speak with a football recruit. This player is currently a junior who has limited interest from college coaches. From speaking with him and his dad, it appears that he has followed some of the information on this site and marketed himself to a variety of schools across the country. [...]
Loving the game that you play and how that is vital to your career beyond the prep level
Recently there was a post talking about the potential to play college basketball. What struck me as out of place regarding this post was the fact that the person said “he is not really into the basketball scene but think that it is something that he could play in college.” After having played four years [...]
The position you want to play and love versus the position that college coaches want you to play in college
It doesn’t seem to matter much the year but there are always excellent athletes who have the opportunity to continue their career at a college for one position but pick a smaller school because they are willing to play them at the position that they want. A perfect example would be a dual threat quarterback [...]
More negatives on football camp invites and how they are mass sent out by those involved
As I have written many times in the past regarding camp invites and how the majority of them are to boast numbers and the salaries of coaches, I continue to hear more and more athletes tell me that they are going to these camps because they were sent an invite. Obviously is it not my [...]
One scholarship for one position, three offers out, and multiple athletes wanting to commit. What happens in this scenario during the athletic recruiting process here?
I recently received a very interesting email regarding the football recruiting process. The parent had a question about a scenario that could easily happen to any college program. The situation is that the school is only wanting to bring in one tight end during the recruiting class of 2013. This certain school feels that they [...]
Do people really believe when it when coaches say that most quarterback recruits don’t get offered until summer football camps? Really?
I recently had the chance to read an article on an aspiring Division I football recruit. This player has spent the last two seasons starting at quarterback on the varsity level. He has also put up All State type numbers throughout the last two years and has attention of college coaches throughout the country. While [...]
The five best times to excel in order to help improve your stock in the eyes of college coaches during the football recruiting process
Going into the football recruiting process, some families feel that as long as you find a way to excel in at least one year at the prep level, then there is a good chance that you will get scholarship offers. And while I wish that were true for all those hard working football players (and [...]
Taking the time to actually process athletic recruiting trips and the importance of not making rushing into a college decision
I recently had a chance to speak with a parent of one of the top basketball players in the country. This recruit has excelled against the top players on the AAU circuit and he basically can name any college in the country that he wants to go and he will receive a scholarship to play [...]