Setting a Plan and Sticking to It is the Key Everyone else may be headed for a few weeks off when the holiday break comes, but there’s no such thing as a break for serious college prospects.  Certainly, there’s relief from the academic grind of day-to-day classroom work, but while others may be gorging on … Read more

It is 1,770 miles from Fort Worth, Texas, to Providence, Rhode Island.   That’s the distance between the TCU campus and The BIG EAST headquarters, but apparently distance really does make the heart grow fonder.  TCU’s announcement this week that the school’s athletic programs would leave the Mountain West Conference and join the BIG EAST has been widely met with … Read more

Upsets, Title Runs and Even the Tough Losses Keep Us Coming Back There’s something in the air and it has the not-so-subtle aroma and sound of a gymnasium, but don’t we just love it?  Wood floors, steel beam ceilings, and hard bleachers make for noisy atmospheres, raucous cheering and boy, oh, boy we’re ready.  Yep, … Read more

Record-setting Performance and 2-TD’s in 26 Seconds Save Sooners With their backs firmly against the wall, the Oklahoma Sooners turned to one of their key players on Saturday, former NSR prospect and OU’s sophomore QB, Landry Jones.  In a cross-state grudge match in which the outcome carried considerably more weight than in previous years, Landry equaled a school … Read more

The NCAA and the FBI are continuing their investigations into the behavior of Cam Newton’s father, Cecil (pictured at far left with Cam), as it pertains to the recruitment of his son by Mississippi State University last year.  Mr. Newton has been accused of allegedly asking for upwards of $180,000.00 from MSU to sign his son.  Part … Read more

Gridiron Prospect Takes the Term Student-Athlete Seriously NSR 2011 football prospect Peter Karczewski from Waukesha Catholic Memorial High in Waukesha, Wis. is an extraordinary young man.  Not blessed with blazing speed as a running back, Peter nonetheless excels at the position because of a characteristic which touches all parts of his life — determination.  In … Read more

The NCAA Has Specific Signing Periods for All Sports The NCAA permits some sports, but not all, in Division I and Division II to sign high school senior student-athletes early in the school year.   The 2010-2011 Early Signing Period has just passed with approximately 30 percent of all NCAA athletic scholarships having been signed during … Read more

The Real Recruiting Work is Just Beginning for Most College Coaches Nearly all NCAA Division I and II coaches have just completed the Early Signing Period (ESP).  (A few sports must wait until 2011 for their one and only signing period to happen.)  Some coaches are breathing easier because they’ve been fortunate enough to land all … Read more

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