Chris Johnson heard the calling. Growing up in a small, impoverished town in Northeast Arkansas, he wanted more out of life. Son of a single mom, he also wanted to set an example for his younger brother and sister. Johnson, a former standout linebacker at Rivercrest High School, hoped to play football last fall at … Read more
Drew University has a long and proud history in women’s lacrosse. The Rangers have reached the Landmark Conference Championship Tournament in seven of the last eight seasons, while producing two of the last three Landmark Players of the Year. Now, second-year head coach Jane Karger will have 2016 National Scouting Report goalkeeper prospect Isabella “Bella” … Read more
Former National Scouting Report prospect Austin Hays has been voted by Atlantic Sun Conference baseball fans as the league’s preseason Most Valuable Player. That is quite an honor for Hays, a junior outfielder at Jacksonville University, who has played only one season of NCAA Division I baseball. Hays, a 2013 graduate of Spruce Creek High School … Read more
Nobody survives for long inside an idyllic bubble. Regardless how hard they try, life simply doesn’t work that way. There are issues, incidents, accidents, missteps, hiccups, happenstances and brouhahas. Life, as it turns out, is complicated and full of unexpected ways our bubbles can be burst. Why then do most parents and high school prospects think everything … Read more
All across America, dozens of National Scouting Report football prospects signed letters of intent Wednesday on National Signing Day. From early morning through late evening, Larry Perrin, National Football Director, attended signings in person or posted them on NSR’s recruiting tracker. It was an eventful, rewarding day. “As a company that represents top-notch high school … Read more
National Signing Day has come and gone. There was lots of hoopla Wednesday surrounding where dozens of National Scouting Report prospects signed National Letters of Intent. But what if you weren’t one of the lucky ones who signed? What’s next? First off, don’t get caught up in all the hype. National Signing Day is far … Read more
What do wide receiver Hines Ward, quarterback Landry Jones and running back Jay Prosch have in common? All three are former National Scouting Report prospects who played major-college football and went on to play in the NFL. What do tight end O.J. Howard and offensive linemen Bradley Bozeman and Matt Womack have in common? All … Read more
National Scouting Report scouts run into this problem all across the country: junior and senior prospects who still haven’t taken the SAT or ACT. High school prospects are — plain and simple — given bad advice on this important topic. Those telling prospects to wait until they are seniors to take these tests are no … Read more
Larry Perrin hasn’t slept much in recent weeks. In fact, he hasn’t had much shuteye in months. He has too much on his mind. With National Signing Day just two days away, National Scouting Report’s Director of Football Scouting has been working almost round the clock trying to uncover scholarship opportunities for 2016 prospects. “I … Read more
