About NSR Staff Jones Takes OU to the Next Step in Title Chase Former NSR prospect, sophomore QB Landry Jones completed 26 of 39 passes for 325 yards and three touchdowns with just one interception while playing only the first three quarters as the Oklahoma Sooners (9-2, 5-2 Big 12) ran roughshod over the Baylor Bears Saturday, 53-24. The … Read more
Unsigned Seniors Don’t Panic, There’s Still Time to Connect with Coaches According to Chuck Wynne, the NCAA’s Director of Communication Strategy, approximately 36,000 seniors will sign National Letters of Intent (NLI) this school year. Nearly 11,000 of those signees have inked NLI’s during the Early Signing Period (ESP) this past week or about 31%. That’s good news for … Read more
It’s on You to Make Certain a Scout and Company are for Real A “real” scout and company will have built relationships with regional college coaches. The recent shenanigans on exhibit by so-called agent/scout Kenny Rogers in the Cam Newton recruiting brouhaha has cast an unfavorable and inaccurate light on the business of scouting and … Read more
The Cam Newton recruiting mess instigated by former Mississippi State football player and erstwhile scout-agent Kenny Rogers demonstrates the need for parents to fully check out scouting services, and scouts, before signing representation contracts. It’s clear that Rogers not only blurred, but also intentionally crossed, the line between the role of scouting service and professional agent. … Read more
QB has accounted for more touchdowns than any player in the history of Mississippi’s Association of Independent Schools. When Chandler Rogers takes the field, records fall. Already holding the state independant high school record for touchdowns, Chandler only trails Brett Favre’s nephew, Dylan, for the overall state mark. So far this year, the Brookhaven Academy senior quarterback and … Read more
Missouri State QB Does the Job Rushing and Throwing Former NSR prospect, senior quarterback Cody Kirby, has had a tough nut to crack every Saturday this fall. Each week Cody and the Missouri State Bears must face another quality opponent in the always challenging Missouri Valley Conference, one of the most competitive FCS conferences in America. All … Read more
BCS 16th-ranked Oklahoma University improved to 8-2 and won its 36th straight home game with a 45-7 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday as former NSR prospect Landry Jones threw five TD passes and racked up 317 yards on a 22 for 29 performance with no interceptions. He surpassed 300 yards passing for the seventh time … Read more
We are on board with the NFL, NCAA and USA Football as they continue to put tighter restrictions on helmet-to-helmet hits as well as hits to defenseless players. The violence in football draws us to it, certainly, but the speed at which the modern game is played adds an element of danger which is contributing to … Read more
An Overlooked Sport is Finally Getting Its Due Across America women’s DIII college volleyball conference tournaments have been completed. Division I and II will follow shortly. Then it will be showtime! For the next four weeks, we will be treated to some of the most outstanding college athletic competitions of the year. With the best historically … Read more
Senior Goal Keeper Stars on Field and in Classroom Four years ago, Amanda Smith and her family heard from a neighbor in Avon, Conn. about Dan Hammond. As the Area Director for NSR in Connecticut, Dan had interviewed Amanda’s next door friend a month earlier. Already having been accepted on her academic record at … Read more
