New Blog Series: Connecticut Sports Recruiting
“A student athlete gets recruited once in a lifetime. College coaches recruit hundreds of players each year. So the bottom line is that players and parents need to be educated.” –Tom Lamb, Head...
View ArticleWhen Can a School Take Away Your Scholarship?
You are a scholarship student-athlete and receive word that your university will be reducing or not renewing your scholarship. Can the university do this? What are the NCAA’s rules concerning the...
View ArticleDiscussing the Recruiting Process at Fairfield Prep
Last Thursday night, I had the opportunity to meet with the Fairfield Prep Fathers’ Club and participate on a panel discussion entitled “Transitioning to College Athletics.” The panel primarily...
View ArticleCan a School Take Away Your Scholarship During the School Year?
Last fall, I published a post entitled When Can a School Take Away Your Scholarship?, covering the basic NCAA rules on the cancellation or reduction of athletic scholarships. To follow-up on this...
View ArticleFriday Sports Briefs
Junior Seau Found to Have CTE ESPN reported yesterday that football legend Junior Seau, who committed suicide in May, suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disease that has been...
View ArticleWhen a School Doesn’t Want You to Sign a National Letter of Intent
I have spent a good deal of time discussing the National Letter of Intent (NLI) on this blog. Generally, I have concluded that the most elite prospects should considering forgoing the NLI. On the...
View ArticleHow do Colleges Juggle Scholarships with Roster Changes?
I was recently interviewed by Paul Oren of the Times of Northwest Indiana regarding NCAA scholarship rules. Oren was particularly interested in a situation with the Valparaiso men’s basketball team,...
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