National Scouting Report scout Ian Rankin was a football (soccer) prodigy as a lad in Motherwell, the capital of North Lanarkshire in Scotland. And in a nation that really loves its football, being a young phenom is saying something. North Lanarkshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland, somewhat akin to our counties here in the … Read more
National Scouting Report is an American success story. Founded in 1980 by Bob Rigney in Birmingham, Ala., NSR was America’s first college recruiting organization. During the past three decades, NSR has enjoyed continuous growth domestically and abroad. Current expansion, however, has the company moving forward at an unparalleled pace. Today, the company is firmly in the capable hands of … Read more
Plenty of sports hounds dream of being a big-time sportscaster. There’s certainly a truckload full of incentives — travel, lights, cameras, hobnobbing with athletes, dining in first-class restaurants with A-list celebrities and all that. But nobody sees all the hard work it takes to arrive in that rare spotlight. Paying dues does not adequately cover it. … Read more
Last Sunday, after more than two years of waiting, Landry Jones finally played in his first NFL regular-season game for the Pittsburgh Steelers. This Sunday, the former National Scouting Report prospect could make his first NFL start. “It’s safe to prepare as if Landry Jones is our quarterback this week,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin told … Read more
If you choose college coaching as a career, count on having a moving van on call. Such was the case for Sara Rondeau. It’s a hard life to be uprooted so often in search of the ideal job. Thankfully, Rondeau found that last year in Indiana. But the job she’d always dreamed of wasn’t in coaching … Read more
Many college prospects across the country will have a difficult decision to make next month: to sign or not to sign. The early signing period for high school seniors who will be enrolling at NCAA Division I or II universities during the 2016-17 school year is Nov. 11-18. Student-athletes in all sports except football, soccer … Read more
– By: Robby Wilson When you think about college athletic recruiting you like most, think about the common aspects including talent, character, academics, family support, regional preferences, intended major, “box”, etc. But without working in recruiting 24/7 like we scouts do, one of the most important aspects of recruiting that is often overlooked or not … Read more
Virginia’s high school football Player of the Year. Not bad. Recruited by some of the region’s premier college football programs. Even better. But for Jim Simpson, National Scouting Report’s Northern Virginia area director, that’s where the good news ended — or so it seemed — in 1976. “My story should have been an athletic success … Read more
Zordan Holman can’t imagine would life would have been like today if his family had not left their native land shortly before the turn of the century. Instead, the former National Scouting Report prospect is having the time of his life as a freshman tight end on the UConn football team. Zordan was still a … Read more
Paul Nelson had a calling. His father joined the military. His grandfather joined the military. So Nelson followed in their footsteps. Nineteen years ago, Nelson joined the military, too. He spent the first six years in the Army and the last 13 in the Air Force, working in transportation logistics in the quality assurance and … Read more
