College Football Scholarships and Recruiting
NCSA Recruiting Profile
NCSA developed the Recruiting Profile so that student-athletes may receive evaluations from college coaches quickly and efficiently. Once evaluated, students who hope to earn not only recruiting opportunities, but college football scholarships, as well, will gain maximum exposure to the schools of their choice. The Recruiting Profile allows college coaches to have up-to-date athletic and academic information delivered directly to their email boxes.
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Recruiting Profile Videos
Today, verified NCSA Recruiting Profile videos have become the quickest and most reliable way for initial evaluation. More than 35,000 college coaches access student-athlete data through NCSA.
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The Harbaugh Way is the Right Way
When Jim Harbaugh arrived at Stanford University and predicted success many laughed. When he said he could recruit real student athletes many were skeptical. For years the program had been unable to recruit high caliber athletes with the grades needed to pass muster at the prestigious university. No one is doubting Harbaugh anymore After last Read More »
Look at a Coach’s Track Record
NCSA uses a variety of factors to match college coaches with perspective student-athletes. One of the major factors we use is a student’s desire to play early in his college career. Many times coaches are looking to plug-in players as true freshman. Other times they may a recruit with the expectation that they will challenge Read More »
NCSA-Athlete Kyle Prater Named to the US Army All-American Bowl
NCSA was proud to hear that Proviso West’s Kyle Prater was officially named to this year’s US Army All-American Bowl. “Kyle is a talented athlete whose exemplary displays of leadership and teamwork have made him a standout at Proviso West High School,” said Col. Derik Crotts, Deputy Chief of Staff, G7, U.S. Army Accessions Command. “The Read More »
Know the Language
This morning I was talking with a father of an athlete being recruited by several Division I football schools. The athlete is undecided, but has several scholarship offers on the table. However, he is still pursuing more schools in the hopes of receiving more scholarship options. During this process he has visited several schools, both officially Read More »
Even If You’re Good Enough, They Might Not Find You
“If I’m good enough, they will find me.” This could be the single most damaging myth about the college recruiting process. The country is too spread out. There are too many teams. Players blossom at different times. Evaluating players is too hard. Recruiting Budgets are too thin. These are just a few of the reasons that Read More »
Sports Illustrated presents the Takkle Top 200 Powered by the NCSA
The NCSA Takkle Top 200 Rankings were compiled by NCSA Director of Football Operations Coach Bob Chmiel and Senior Recruiting Analyst Randy Taylor. Coach Chmiel brings more than 25 years of recruiting experience, including seven years as Notre Dame’s Director of Football Operations, Coach Taylor was UCLA director of football operations from 1996 to 2003 where he was honored in 2001 as the nation's No. 1 Director of Football Operations for recruiting success.
- Russell Shepard – QB, Cypress Ridge – Houston TX (LSU)
- Matt Barkley – QB, Mater Dei – Santa Ana, CA (USC)
- Trent Richardson – RB, Escambia - Penascola, FL (Alabama)
- Garret Gilbert – QB, Lake Travis - Austin TX (Texas)
- Manti Te’o – LB, Punahou – Honolulu, HI (Uncommitted)
NCSA has already begun assembling our recruiting for the best talent in 2009. Will You be on the List?
