Cubicle Counselors Can’t Provide Firsthand Knowledge NSR‘s business model is simple: Put well-trained, high school athletic scouts on the ground in their communities, allow them the freedom to find, evaluate and enroll deserving prep prospects, and then expect them to provide firsthand knowledge of their client-prospects to college coaches through detailed, accurate scouting reports and one-on-one contact … Read more
On-the-ground Scouting Pays Off for NSR’s Paul Hux Let’s say that you take a young, high school catcher from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, you scout her a few games, meet her and her parents after a game, interview her with her parents at their home, and then make the decision to enroll her as an NSR prospect. She’s … Read more
Recruiting Has Become More Intense On the Coaches’ End Bad publicity is something college coaches are well aware of these days. Nearly every morning they are welcomed with online news of another college student-athlete or coach that has made a bad decision and been caught. This troubling trend has coaches squeamish about everything from who … Read more
JUCO Bad Rap Undeserved; Many Athletes Thrive Going straight from high school to a four year college is sometimes not the best route for high school student-athletes. But, there is a terrific alternative which many parents and athletes discount or overlook, junior college. At NSR, our scouts often run into scenarios which lend themselves to … Read more
Former NSR Prospect One of America’s Top College Signal Callers Oklahoma Sooner quarterback and former NSR prospect, Landry Jones, is featured in the 2011 edition of Lindy’s Sports 2011 football preview as a top Heisman Trophy candidate. The highly regarded magazine puts Landry second in the running behind Heisman favorite, Andrew Luck of Stanford. … Read more
