Expanding Your Recruiting Horizon
August 31st, 2009 - byThe College Recruiting process can be a long and winding road. One thing is certain, it helps to have options. That is why it is so important that recruits consider schools that some might think unconventional. By bringing more schools into the mix a student-athlete increases his leverage and increases the odds that he will find the perfect fit. That usually means expanding the search past your state borders and looking for contacts beyond what is offered by your high school coach.
New Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was discussing his team’s Heisman trophy candidate C.J. Spiller and the path he took choosing the Tigers over much closer rivals.
“The young man beats to his own drum, does things in his own fashion,” Swinney said this summer. “He’s not afraid to go against the grain. He knew what he was looking for and stayed true to that. I’m so proud of him.”
“He was hem-hawing around, and I said, ‘You said you’d visit, all I want you to do is come visit,’” Swinney said. “You like Clemson and you haven’t even been there. I said, ‘Let me tell you something. It’s better to go six hours to the right place than 30 minutes or 90 minutes to the wrong place.’”
We couldn’t have said it better coach.
