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Recruiting Horror Story: My D1 Dream Turned Nightmare
By Ryan Wiley|April 25, 2023
Like many high school athletes, I dreamed of the opportunity to play at the best level of competition possible. And although my first Division I interest came only after my...
No Wrong Answers!
3 Great Options and 3 Ways to Decide: Which NCAA Division is Right For You?
By Ryan Wiley|April 5, 2023
The three divisions of the NCAA differ in many ways. Although many recruits aspire to compete at the D1 level, the right division for a recruit is the division that...
Ask An Athlete!
Athlete Interview: Academics, Size of School, and Cost Among Deciding Factors Behind Intercollegiate Athletes’ College Decisions
By Jesse Marsh|March 16, 2023
When Carter Leahy started high school at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Maryland, she had never played field hockey. But she decided to give the sport...
Nothing Serious?
Recruiting Horror Story: This School Has Commitment Issues
By Rachel Pike|March 7, 2023
97-whap, 98-whap, 99-whap, 100-whap! 100 swings. That's how many star softball player Kaitlin* took every day in high school. Making the varsity team at a high school that's been to...
Decisions, Decisions!
FBS or FCS: Which One Is Right for You?
By Shayla Lamb|February 1, 2023
FBS and FCS football are categories of Division I football both regulated under the NCAA but they differ in a variety of ways. There are 129 FBS schools that boast...
Be in the Know!
Recruiting Advice: Why You Should Research a Coach Before You Commit
By Michael Pizzuti|January 25, 2023
We spoke with a former collegiate soccer player who played at the Division I level about an unpleasant experience he had at Western State*. Before committing and attending Western State,...
What Went Wrong?
Recruiting Horror Story: When a National Letter of Intent Isn’t A Guarantee
By Georgette Topalis|January 17, 2023
Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes' first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process. Allison went through a true Recruiting Horror Story™ six years...
Decisions, Decisions!
Advice For Multi Sport Athletes: 3 Tips To Help You Decide Which Sport To Play in College
By Amanda Nardella|January 2, 2023
Soccer. Basketball. Tennis. Dance. I did it all as a kid. My parents used to shuffle me to a soccer game and then afterwards, drive me straight to basketball practice....
Zero to Hero!
Athlete Feature With Harold Perkins Jr.: From a Last Minute Decommitment to Stardom in the SEC
By William Calhoun|December 9, 2022
It's not often that top high school football players de-commit from their prospective colleges, but that is precisely what Harold Perkins did. Preceding his visit to LSU with his uncle...
Change of Heart
Make a Clean Break: 3 Tips for Decommitting from a University
By William Calhoun|December 2, 2022
There are many reasons a high school athlete may decommit from their college of choice–everything from another school offering more scholarship money, a sudden influx of other commits that will...
Sort out Your Priorities
3 Good Reasons to Commit to a School as a Recruit
By Scott Abramson|September 23, 2022
There are countless reasons why you as a recruit like a specific school, what makes you interested in it, and, in the end, why you choose it. One of the...
Keeping Up With College Athletes!
7 Recruiting Tips for Goalkeepers with Binghamton University Commit Rebecca Kessler
By Andrea Leitner|September 20, 2022
Rebecca Kessler is a goalkeeper who expects to graduate high school in 2023. Kessler currently plays for the PDA Blue ECNL ‘05 soccer team and is verbally committed to attend...
College Athletes: Learn About Your Rights!
Allen Sack National Symposium Advancing Integrity in College Sport Panel #2: Mandating a College Athlete Bill of Rights
By Katie Lever, Ph. D|May 31, 2022
The inaugural Allen Sack National Symposium Advancing Integrity in College Sport was a symposium event hosted by athletic advocacy organization, The Drake Group, and held in Washington, D.C. According to...
College Athletes: Learn About Your Rights!
Allen Sack National Symposium Advancing Integrity in College Sport Panel #1:Giving College Athletes the Right to Unionize
By Katie Lever, Ph. D|May 30, 2022
The inaugural Allen Sack National Symposium Advancing Integrity in College Sport was a symposium event hosted by athletic advocacy organization, The Drake Group, held in Washington, D.C on May 19th,...
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Why didn’t Gauge Creech go Division I (Even Though He Could Have)?
By Kyle Haflich|May 11, 2022
Athlete/Coach Interviews are posted every Thursday/Monday for recruiting advice, what to look for, and more. Gauge Creech is a junior on the Franklin College Men's Swimming and Diving team. He...
