NCSA College Athletic Scholarships Blog

The economy is on everyone’s mind these days.  President Obama has spoken of the biggest disaster since the Great Depression.  Trillions of dollars in social programs have been ordered by the government to stimulate the economy.  Of course college sports are not unharmed by the downturn.

• The St. Petersburg Bowl needs a new sponsor.
• Fresno State is reporting a 5% budget gap.
• Stanford announced a postponement of Coach Jim Harbough’s long awaited extension.
• Miami will take charter buses to some away football games this year.
• A few schools  have announced furloughs to conserve cash.

Of course, its not all doom and gloom.  The good news is college athletics aren’t going anywhere.  Just last year college football set another attendance record.  Waiting lists for season tickets remain at many schools.  The biggest changes will be internal budget cuts to athletic departments.

For prospective athletes that means that coaches will look to cut costs in recruiting, but in all likelihood the amount of scholarship dollars will remain the same!  That means that recruits will have to work harder than ever to get evaluated by schools since their recruiting budgets wont allow for as much travel.  However, prepared recruits are in a great position to use the Internet to increase their exposure.  Athletes using NCSA are able to be evaluated by college coaches all over the country for free.  In tough times our country adapts and moves forward.  Recruits need to do the same!

Tags: athletic departments, budget cuts, budget gap, internal budget, obama, prospective athletes, scholarship dollars

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