Be honest and tell coaches ou committed to another school during the recruiting process
Throughout the athletic recruiting process, the last thing you want to do is burn bridges with the coaches that are recruiting you. The reason why this is important to avoid is that you just never know what can happen in your life later on that you may run into them. It could be if you [...]
The myth of a full ride/scholarship during the athletic recruiting process
A few months back I had a chance to speak with someone who had a relative playing Division I athletics. He was a freshman at the school and was extremely proud that he was getting this opportunity. It was one of the newer Division I schools so they were still working hard at competing at [...]
Scholarships breed other scholarships and why college coaches are afraid to be the first to pull the trigger
I probably sound like a broken record for those that read this site frequently but scholarship offers breed other scholarship offers. I have seen this a countless amount of times over the years and just saw it recently. That is why I am writing today’s article but also I want to talk once again about [...]
Each coach will say that they have a unique evaluation process for scholarship offers during the athletic recruiting process
When it comes to college coaches and their evaluation process, it is always extremely interesting how some vary compared to others. And while most have similar processes on how things are handled, each school wants to say that they take a unique path when offering scholarships. I personally think when coaches say that, it is [...]
Stats don’t mean s*** during the football recruiting process
I have talked frequently about the importance of excelling at college camps during the football recruiting process. These camps are when college coaches get a chance to work with you, evaluate your skills, and have you battle with other top rated recruits in-attendance. What I have seen over and over during the last few years [...]
The lines you should expect to hear from college coaches throughout the athletic recruiting process
If a college coach is recruiting you regardless of the sport, there are three options that they can basically do throughout the athletic recruiting process. The first (and the best) is they can offer you a scholarship. The second is that they will continue evaluating and recruiting you while the third is they are moving [...]
Former Nebraska head coach Tom Osborn on the football recruiting process and how it has changed
The Nebraska Rivals website, HuskerIllustrated.com, caught up with former Cornerhusker coach Tom Osborn. This legendary coach is now the Athletic Director in Lincoln, Nebraska. Osborn has spent most of his life coaching and found a great deal of success winning ball games with Nebraska. One of their writers, John Talman, caught up with Osborn and [...]
Getting evaluated during the athletic recruiting process as soon as possible and the importance of it
The goal of the athletic recruiting process for any sport that you play is to end up getting a scholarship offer. Why else would you be reading this site? But in order to get a scholarship, you will need to be evaluated by the coaching staff. Most of the coaches want to see you in [...]
How to finish the evaluation period strong and decide on camps during the football recruiting process
The May evaluation period has flown by and once June hits, that means college football coaches will not be able to contact you with phone calls and visits until the fall. You will still be able to call them, attend their camps, receive letters, and email with them but the evaluation period will be closed [...]
My dream school hasn’t called yet during the football recruiting evaluation period. 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 [...]