T*W*I*S: Thanks to the NFL

Added Emphasis on Helmet-to-helmet Contact is Welcome News It may have taken several devestating blows this past weekend, not to mention the spinal cord injury of a Rutgers University lineman, but we nevertheless appreciate the action taken by the NFL this week to encourage strict enforcement of penalties for helmet-to-helmet contact.  Anyone who watches the … Read more

Landry Jones Sets OU Passing Percentage Mark

Tracking the former NSR prospect and current Heisman candidate through the 2010 season.   Week 7:  The Sooners shutout Big-12 rival Iowa State 52-0 in Norman. Week 8:  OU plays the BCS #11-ranked Missouri Tigers in Columbia this coming Saturday.  Former NSR prospect and Oklahoma Sooner QB Landry Jones threw for 334 yards and three touchdowns while making … Read more

Predicting the Next Recruiting Trends in College Sports

Recruiting Will Continue to Evolve with These Key Changes Prospects and parents should anticipate changes in recruiting. The ever-changing world of recruiting is poised for major reforms.  With unruly college student-athletes and coaches skirting the rules constantly creating negative headlines, we are likely to see an upheaval from college sports’ largest and most powerful governing body, … Read more

Callie Neilson Named NESCAC Player of the Week

San Diego Native First to Earn Honor at Amherst This Season Former NSR prospect Callie Neilson, a 5’8″ setter from Francis W. Parker High in Escondido, CA, has been named the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Volleyball Co-Athlete of the Week for the week of October 4-10.   The Amherst College sophomore averaged 12.0 assists … Read more

T*W*I*S: The Proliferation of Upsets Continues

Gamecock Nation Shines During a Wild Week of Bewildering Wins Last week no sooner had we honored the seven big football upsets by FCS schools over FBS schools this fall when a whole passel of underdogs rose up to get theirs.  Were they jealous?  Makes sense to us.  Who wouldn’t want to be named to the T*W*I*S growing … Read more

NCAA Football Parity Apparent in 2010

Sixteen Years Ago, Rule Change Finally Offering the Have-nots a Chance to Compete The changes actually began to take shape thirty-two years ago in 1978.  That’s when the NCAA decided that bullying in big-time football would no longer be allowed.  Bullying might be a bit harsh, but it is true that smaller DI programs were being left … Read more

Top Athletes Do Not Always Make the Best Recruits

NSR Scouts Determined to Find the Best Prospects for College Coaches NSR scouts evaluate talent every day.  When we enroll a prospect, it’s true that we have an idea about where he or she might fit in as a college recruit, but because every college coach sees different attributes and faults in each candidate, the accuracy of predicting where … Read more

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