It hasn’t been a secret that conferences in college athletics are on the verge of major changes. Most of the talks center around where the money is: football. Lost in the shuffle of major money-making programs are the numerous non-revenue sports.…
LITHONIA, Ga. — Football and basketball devoured Trey Griffin’s baseball team over two seasons. The players were 11 and 12 years old, playing out of Gresham Park in south DeKalb County, a predominantly African-American enclave of youth baseball…
Trey Pettis' dreams are about to come true. "Since he was 5 years old, he's said he's dreamed about playing football for FSU," said his father and head coach, Kevin Pettis. "He said he's dreamed about running out of that…
The questions aren't even out of your mouth, and the answers are already coming. That's how quickly the world of recruiting moves. What will be the newest innovation? What will take the place of text messaging, head coaches doing in-person spring…
Tough guard Sharpe keeps on ticking Despite suffering a variety of injuries, Janae Sharpe isn't afraid to take a charge. Because what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, Brian Crichlow decided that this year, West Coast Premier would be staying…
USC's loss is Miami's gain Five-star OT Seantrel Henderson will sign with Miami after leaving USC The roller-coaster ride for Seantrel Henderson (Saint Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham) appears to finally be over. On Friday, Sean Henderson, who…
What coaches are saying about STAR Recruiting Service “I’m impressed with the format that Star presents. The highlight video is top quality and the verified grades and stats mean we can count on the athletes meeting our…
Recruiting: So much has changed in one generation In just 15 years, recruiting has moved light years ahead By ALAN DELL - adell@bradenton.com the_bradenton_he:http://www.bradenton.com/2010/08/01/2473372/generation-gap.html var addthis_title = document.title.replace(/\'/g,'\\\'').replace(/"/g,"\"");…
The University of Oklahoma golf team received a verbal commitment from the No. 1 junior golfer in the nation Wednesday night. However, the golfer is the No. 1 junior in the nation for the high school class of 2016 and will be in seventh grade this fall.…
Taylor Martinez wasn't blinded from an endless number of shiny stars next to his name in recruiting profiles. Most Nebraska recruiting fanatics didn't lose sleep, either, wondering whether a 17-year-old from California would choose the Huskers over dozens…
By SETH EMERSON - McClatchy Newspapers ATHENS, Ga. -- Steve Pennington is glad the question was asked. Four years later, he's still baffled. The football coach at Statesboro High (Ga.) School is almost angry: Why didn't Justin Houston get much respect…
Lane Kiffin really is getting a jump on recruiting. No sooner had the Trojans new coach put the finishing touches on the Class of 2010 recruits, that he turned his attention to the Class of 2015. That's right, 2015. Thursday evening Kiffin received a…
FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - With more than $2 billion handed out each year by the NCAA for athletic scholarships, the world of high school sports recruiting is a high stakes business. We’ve all heard the success story in our towns, and though a full…
Pierce runs with opportunity Updated date: Last Updated - January 7, 2011 10:07 GMT Jerry Trickie, NCAA.com FRISCO, Texas -- The first part of the story is pretty common: small school, few heralded athletes, little exposure. Most kids move on…
The following is an exert from a ESPN article with USF's Skip Holtz regarding how early coaches are recruiting...they're working on the 2014 class. You can not afford to wait! Even so, it seems recruiting is beginning earlier and…
Justin Amlung once heard from an NCAA Division II coach recruiting him out of St. Xavier High School that he “had no shot of playing Division I college baseball.” Thanks to that coach, Amlung didn't want to play for that school even though…
On Tuesday, the New York Times published a story by staff writer Pete Thamel highlighting the different ways in which coaches are now communicating with top recruits. Rather than jumping through the numerous hoops of phone calls and their subsequent…
College Football Recruiting: Junior College National Signing Day By Bud Elliott Junior college signing day is here. Where are the top JUCO recruits headed? Follow @sbnation on Twitter, and Like SBNation.com on Facebook. Dec 21, 2011 - While high…
Top recruit expelled for racy tweets Prep football star Yuri Wright was expelled after a series of inappropriate tweets. NewsCore Share This Story Updated Jan 20, 2012 10:07 PM ET A top high school football recruit's path to college…
The sound of a bubble popping told Macy Miller that something not so good happened on her drive to the basket. It was late July last year, and the 15-year-old from Mitchell was playing for the Dakota Schoolers in the North Tartan Meltdown, an AAU summer…
By MIKE CAMUNAS | Special correspondent Published: July 08, 2012 Everyone needs a hand from time to time. Say you're a decent student-athlete, but still aren't getting the attention from colleges that have scholarships to…
PROVO — The NCAA has raised the bar for recruits and this has many college coaches furious. ESPN's senior college writer Ivan Maisel grazed around college football conference media days and said many coaches were in a state of apoplexy over…
If you think it's bad now, just wait. If you think college football recruiting has become too big and too time-consuming and too insanely excessive, just wait. If you think 17-year-old high school football players have become too self-important,…
Damon Mitchell of Cedar Creek High School verbally committed last July to attend Georgia Tech on a football scholarship. This weekend - just five days before National Signing Day - the standout quarterback and defensive back is supposed to visit…
Jontrey Tillman's story could be seen as a cautionary tale for recruiting season: It's often wise to not put all your eggs in one basket. Jim Z. Rider-US PRESSWIRE, US Presswire Jontrey Tillman won't be playing for Stanford next year,…
Jaden Newman isn't a normal girls basketball player. The 9-year-old earned national headlines in January for playing on her school's varsity high school basketball team while still in fourth grade. Yet she's now getting attention of a more…
When I was 14 years old, I was just trying to figure out which girl I was going to try to kiss on the playground. But for current eighth-grader Zadock Dinkelmann, it seems he has the daunting task of deciding which college he will be playing for. That’s…
Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck has a dream request for the NCAA: Let him hire a P.I. “You’d love to be able to have a private investigator on staff and be able to do background checks on every player you have, (on) everything.”…
