How does a college coach offer a sophomore/freshman athlete during the football recruiting process?
If you are reading this site, then there is little doubt that you have read articles at Rivals.com, Scout.com, Rise.com, and similar sites that follow prep athletes and how the recruiting process is going for them. And when reading about the top sophomores and sometimes freshmen on these sites, some of the football players claim [...]
When do Division I-AA football programs start to recruit football prospects?
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 [...]
My dream school has not called yet during the football recruiting evaluation period and May is nearly done. What should I do?
I received an email with a question that was somewhat similar to this. The family wanted to know what to do because they had received calls from other schools but their dream school had not contacted them over the phone as of yet. The athlete was already starting to get mad about it and was [...]
Football Camps & Basketball Camps: How to know if you dominated specifically in the eyes of college coaches
I can only imagine the hundreds and thousands of dollars each year that are spent on football and basketball camps throughout the country. While I am sure everyone has dreams of a scholarship during that time, the realistic factor is that it rarely happens. I am willing to guess that the percentage is somewhere in [...]
Cold sending highlight video tapes to college coaches and more on how they can factor into the football recruiting process overall
I recently received an email from a very loyal reader of Recruiting-101. This helpful aunt has been doing everything she can to help her nephew in the recruiting process and that includes gathering as much recruiting information as possible to help him hopefully land a scholarship down the line. And from what she has emailed [...]
I am a sophomore/freshman football recruit. What should I be doing during the football recruiting process now in May in order to get ahead of the recruiting process?
I always seem to focus a great deal on older football recruits but there is little doubt that getting an early start on the recruiting process will only pay off down the road. So for those sophomore and freshman football recruits throughout the country, this article is dedicated to you and what you should be [...]
What do you want out of your college experience? Think about that before making a final decision
Before making your college decision, you really need to think hard about what you want to get out of your college experience. When bringing this up, I am not just talking about athletics and academics. There is so much more to the college experience. Things like campus life, dorms, male to female ratio, graduation rates, [...]
High school coaches will not go out on a limb to be honest with college coaches about their athletes when asked
I had previously assumed that the majority of high school coaches would be completely honest with college coaches trying to recruit their athletes. These prep coaches would tell their potential future coaches if a kid works hard, is lazy, or is known for his partying with friends. But in talking to a college coach recently, [...]
The overall costs of the athletic recruiting process and what you should expect coming in
For those about to start the athletic recruiting process in any number of sports, it is always a dream to receive a scholarship offer from your dream school, commit, and call it a day. But the problem is that the game of recruiting rarely works that way unless you are a special athlete that is [...]
Should I cross Division I schools off my wish list if I didn’t get any calls or high school visits from them during the spring evaluation period?
If you have been a faithful reader of this site, you may be getting sick of me talking about the importance of the spring evaluation period for football recruits. It finally gives those junior athletes a chance to get a real feel for the amount of recruiting attention you are getting. And unless you had [...]