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NEW NCAA RECRUITING CALENDAR
Process Speeded Up

 Earlier this spring the NCAA approved some changes to the Division 1 recruiting calendar.  The biggest change will be an EARLY Signing Day in December.  No longer will players HAVE to wait until February to make their final ...full story

NO BLUE CHIP ROUNDUPS THIS WINTER
Rodgers Begins Speaking for Next Level Athlete

 The popular Blue Chip Recruiting Roundups (free recruiting education workshops) for high school juniors and seniors will not be held this winter.  Coach Rodgers instead has elected to merge his speaking engagements with the Next Level ...full story

NEED HELP GETTING RECRUITED
Put Randy Rodgers' Experience to Work for You

 As underclassmen (2018's/2019's) begin to "get on the clock", recruiting begins to spin alot faster.  Juniors are busy finalizing their highlight tapes.  Junior Days are right around the corner, and mailboxes begin to ...full story

RECRUITING ABOUT TO HEAT UP
Post Thanksgiving Contact Period To Start

             College football recruiting is about to heat up again.  Once the Thanksgiving Holiday has passed, college coaches will resume “on the road recruiting”, since the NCAA ...full story

EARLY OFFERS
Ask For Feedback
By now the first round of college summer camps is over. Most schools have held at least one single day mini-camp and at least one multi-day camp. Most prospects have attended at least one or two camps. If you are a senior to be (Class of 2016) ...full story
BLUE CHIP RECRUITING ROUNDUP TOUR ANNOUNCED
Recruiting Education Workshops for 2016/2017s

 Blue Chip Recruiting Roundup tour will kickoff again this January with recruiting education workshops around the state of Texas. Events are planned for ...full story

SEPTEMBER IS HERE
Know Your Recruiting Status

September here and that means different things in the recruiting calendar for seniors. For the first time since May, college coaches may initiate telephone calls to seniors. Lets take a look at the realities for those of you in the class of ...full story

LAST RODEO
Changes Ahead for Rodgers Recruiting Report

With September now here the Rodgers Recruiting Report heads for the last rodeo. Owner Randy Rodgers announces the 2014 season will be his last on the road evaluating players. “Sometime this fall I will go over the 500,000 mile ...full story

Red Shirt, Green Shirt, Gray Shirt, Blue Shirt
What do these terms mean??

College athletic teams frequently assign athletes designations such as red shirt, gray shirt, green shirt and blue shirt as part of their recruiting, eligibility and scholarship strategy. While red shirt athlete is a very familiar term in ...full story

UPCOMING BLUE CHIP RECRUITING ROUNDUPS
Location Changes Announced

For parents and players (Class of 2015/2016) planning on attending an upcoming Blue Chip Recruiting Roundup, slight changes have been made to locations.

Sat. Feb 8--Lubbock   9:30 am

Workshop will be ...full story

SPRING CALENDAR NOW POSTED
Rodgers on the Road
With the calendar flipping to 2014, Randy Rodgers Recruiting is announcing its spring schedule. click on the "car icon" to see the entire up to date schedule. If you are a junior (2015) or sophomore (2016) make sure you attend one of Coach ...full story
Rodgers On Air
Catch the Coach This Fall

Catch Coach Rodgers on the air in several places this fall.

On TV:  Randy co-hosts the Ford Player of the Week Show on Fox Sports Southwest every Saturday at 8:30 am.  Along with Co-host Rick Renner, Ford recognizes the top ...full story

ATTN: CLASS OF 2014
Rules Change September 1

September 1st is almost here and that means different things in the recruiting calendar for  seniors.  For the first time since May, college coaches may initiate ...full story

SELECTING THE RIGHT SUMMER CAMP
Pay Attention to Who is Paying Attention to YOU

             Two of the most basic decision-making guidelines in choosing a school/football program are: Go somewhere where you know you can play and Go somewhere ...full story

CHECKLIST FOR MAY:
Spring Evaluation Period Underway

             May is here and all the lead up to the college coaches getting back in the full swing of recruiting is complete.

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COACHES ARE COMING
Spring Evaluation Period Starts Soon

             If you are a high school football player in his junior year and you consider yourself a college prospect, your world is about to start spinning faster. NCAA rules on ...full story

CAMP SCENE IN NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS
Last Few Chances Before Spring Evaluation Period

The Spring Evaluation period for college coaches is fast approaching.  College coaches start their six week evaluation window on April 15. There are a few more private camps, where prospects can "tune" up their skills prior to the ...full story

BLUE CHIP RECRUITING ROUNDUPS
Class of 2014--Start Registering today

 The 2013 Blue Chip Recruiting Roundup tour has finalized dates and sites and prospects can begin registering.  There are six different sites around the state:  Tyler, Lubbock, DFW, San Antonio, Houston, Rio Grande Valley. ...full story

RODGERS ON RADIO
New Radio Show on Lonestar Gridrion.com

Randy Rodgers Recruiting is expanding to include radio.  Join host Randy Rodgers weekly on the internet @ www.lonestargridiron.com.  A half hour show featuring a review of top games and ...full story

FORD PLAYER OF WEEK SHOW PREMIERS
Saturday Mornings @ 8:30 on Fox Sports SW

The Ford Player of the Week show premiers this Saturday at 8:30 am on Fox Sports Southwest.  Catch Ric Renner and Randy Rodgers as they recognize the state-wide players of the week in each classification and private schools.  One ...full story

RECRUITING TIPS FOR SENIORS
Leveraging Scholarship Offers

 

            I get asked questions from parents all the time about scholarship offers, verbal commitments, whether to make them or not, whether to ...full story
RECRUITING TIPS FOR JUNIORS
Get Off to a Good Start Academically

Too many promising players lose college opportunities for failing to do the right things in the class room. Remember: an A as a freshman counts the same as an A as a senior. You ...full story

RECRUITING TIPS FOR JUNIORS
Get Started Early

1.      Take athletics out of the equation. Sit down with your parents and decide where you would like to go to college if you couldn’t play ...full story

SUMMER HALF OVER
Figuring Your Recruiting Status

ATTN: Class of 2013’s    

Summer is half over….most of the college camps are over…football practice is less than a month away.   ...full story
SUMMER CAMPS
Suggestions on How to Use to Your Advantage

June is here and so are college summer camps. If you can afford it, you should be going somewhere.

            If you are a 2013 grad and have ...full story
ATTENTION SNAPPERS
Snap Doctor Camps in Texas

If you are a deep snapper, there are two more Snap Doctor camps coming up in Texas. 

July 14-15 @ University of Houston

July 21=-22 @ Frisco HS in Frisco.

Register at full story

THE COACHES ARE COMING…THE COACHES ARE COMING:
Spring Evaluation Period Underway

             If you are a high school football player in his junior year and you consider yourself a college prospect, your world is about to start spinning faster. NCAA rules on ...full story

BLUE CHIP RECRUITING ROUNDUP HEADS FOR CENTEX
Record Turnout in DFW

The 2012 Blue Chip Recruiting Roundup tour heads to Central Texas this week with a Sunday (Feb 19) workshop at Texas State University in San Marcos.  Registration is at 1:30 pm. in the Football Complex at the south end of Bobcat ...full story

BLUE CHIP RECRUITING ROUNDUPS
Final Schedule Announced

The 2012 Blue Chip Recruiting Roundup tour is complete with the announcement today of San Marcos/TX State Univ. as the final site.   2012 Schedule is as follows

Sunday   January 29---Tyler (APEC ...full story

BLUE CHIP RECRUITING ROUNDUPS IN FEBRUARY
Partial Schedule Announced

The 2012 Blue Chip Recruiting Roundup tour is announcing the first half of dates/sites. 

Sunday   January 29---Tyler (APEC Center)--1:30 pm

Saturday, February 4--Lubbock (TX Tech Univ)--9:30 am

Thursday, ...full story

FORD PLAYER OF WEEK SHOW DEBUTS
Tune in Saturday Mornings on FSSW at 8:30

The Ford Player of the Week Show is back on this fall at Fox Sports Southwest.  Ric Renner and Randy Rodgers are your hosts at 8:30 am on Saturdays.  Right before the replay of Scoreboard Live. 

Each week fans can nominate ...full story

ATTN: CLASS OF 2014
Recruiting Changes September 1

         September 1st is here and that means different things in the recruiting calendar for  seniors.  For the first time since May, college coaches may initiate telephone calls to ...full story

NEXT LEVEL ATHLETE
Make Sure You Know What is Going on

Don't miss the Next Level Athlete TV Show currently airing on Fox Sports SW.  (Check your local listings for time in your area).  All through July, Neil Beasley and I are profiling the top WR's in Texas that participated in NLA events ...full story

TIME TO GET ENROLLED FOR SUMMER CAMPS:
Third Window of the Division I Evaluation Process

            The Spring evaluation period is now over, signaling the end of the second window in the Division I evaluation process. College coaches have been on the road since April 15 ...full story

NEXT LEVEL ATHLETE SHOW RETURNS
Recruiting Show on FSN-SW

The Next Level Athlete TV show returns for a second season this weekend.  FSN's Neil Beasley teams with recruiting analyst Randy Rodgers to report on top players in Texas in a position-by-position analysis,  complete with interviews, ...full story

LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE CANCELLED
Popular Event Ends After 10 Year Run

After a very successful ten year run, the Lone Star Kicking Challenge will not be held this summer.

LSKC Director Randy Rodgers: “ When I started the Lone Star Kicking Challenge ten years ago, ...full story
THE COACHES ARE COMING
Spring Evaluation Period Starts This Week

If you are a high school football player in his junior year and you consider yourself a college prospect, your world is about to start spinning faster. NCAA rules on player evaluation allow college coaches to be on the road evaluating ...full story

ALL ACADEMIC TEAM WON'T BE PICKED
No Selection in Spring 2011

Randy Rodgers Recruiting announces the discontinuation of its annual Pre-Season All Academic Team.  For the past three seasons, qualified student athletes have been recognized for their classroom and test score achievement.  More than ...full story

JUNIOR DAYS UNDER WAY
Do You Have to be Invited

"Junior Days" are underway at most Division I schools.  What is a "junior day" and what does it mean?

Junior Days are considered "unofficial visits", that is , the colleges are not allowed to ...full story

BLUE CHIP ROUNDUPS COMPLETE TOUR
Tyler Program is the Final

 

The final  Blue Chip Recruiting Roundup of 2011, sponsored by College Coaches Network
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NEW YEAR--NEW THINGS TO DO
Suggestions for Juniors and Seniors

2011 flips the calendar page on the high school football season and recruiting is in full swing.  January means different things for different classes.

Seniors:  if you are a Class of 2011, you are in a full sprint to the end ...full story

ITS NOVEMBER
Juniors--Start Preparing Your Hilite Tapes

Its November. Regular Season is Over. The Playoffs have started. College Coaches will soon be on the road. It’s a pretty exciting time of the year.

 If you are a junior and ...full story
FORD PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Fox Sports SW on Saturday Mornings

The Built Ford Tough  Player of the Week show airs each Saturday morning at 8:30 on Fox Sports Southwest.  Catch Ric Renner and Randy Rodgers as they profile the top individual performances of the week in Texas high school ...full story

OCTOBER –GET THOSE TAPES IN
Recruiting Clock is Ticking For Seniors

 

            If you are a senior and still on the mailing list for some Division I schools, but have no offer yet, there is good news and bad ...full story
WARD COMMITS TO UTSA
Lone Star Kicking Challenge Winner Gets Offer

2010 Lone Star Kicking Challenge winner Joshua Ward has been offered and accepted a football scholarship to the University of Texas-San Antonio.  Ward, who won the overall Gold Medal at this summer's competition, as well as the gold medal ...full story

LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE RESULTS
Joshua Ward Wins Overall Gold Medal

          Pleasanton’s Joshua Ward was named the outstanding Overall ...full story

PRE SEASON ALL ACADEMIC TEAM ANNOUNCED
Class of 2011 Recognized

Randy Rodgers Recruiting announces its annual Pre-Season All Academic team for the Class of 2011.  To  make the team, players had to be nominated by their coach and counselor, have achieved a 3.0 gpa and scored 1000 on SAT (two part) ...full story

Lone Star Kicking Challenge July 9/10
Cleveland Browns Phil Dawson to Give Clinic

The 10th annual Lone Star Kicking Challenge just past its 100th entry for next week's event, insuring that the field will be one of the top five of all time.  Kickoff competition will be held on Friday morning, July 9, with Field Goal ...full story

LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE JULY 9/10
Players Can Register Online

The tenth annual Lone Star Kicking Challenge, the premier competition event for Texas high school kickers returns to Austin this summer    For the second year in a row, the competition will be held at Westlake High School on ...full story

THE COACHES ARE COMING...THE COACHES ARE COMING
Spring Evaluation Period Starts April 15

 

            If you are a high school football player in his junior year and you consider yourself a college prospect, your world is about to ...full story
RECRUITING ROUNDUPS COMPLETED
Over 500 Players and Parents Attended This Year

Over 500 prospects attended this years Blue Chip Recruiting Roundups.    This is the second largest turnout in the eight year history of the event.  Post Roundup activities include:

IF YOU DIDN'T ...full story

DIDN'T ATTEND A ROUNDUP--DIDN'T LEAVE A DVD
Here's Where You Send Them

If you are a high school junior and didn't have a chance to attend one of our Blue Chip Recruiting Roundups, its not too late to send in your highlight DVD.  If you did attend and didn't leave us one, or didn't have one yet, you can always ...full story

DFW BLUECHIP RECRUITING ROUNDUP ON SUNDAY
Registration at SMU's Ford Stadium at 1:30

Another good crowd of Central Texas' top players was on hand at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos on Saturday morning for the Blue Chip Recruiting Roundup. 

The tour moves to SMU's Ford Stadium on Sunday, where annually the biggest ...full story

BLUE CHIP ROUNDUPS IN SAN MARCOS AND DALLAS
All Time High for Rio Grande Valley

More than 60 top Valley prospects and their parents gathered at McAllen High School for Thursday nights Blue Chip Recruiting Roundup. 

"This was the first time we tried a night time event and it was a home run," says ...full story

BLUE CHIP RECRUITING ROUNDUPS STARTING
Juniors--Get Signed up Today

The 2010 Blue Chip Recruiting Roundup tour will kick off the first week in February.  This popular statewide series of recruiting education workshops for high school juniors and their parents will make stops in Tyler, Dallas, Houston, San ...full story

ACT/SAT TESTS
Juniors--Get Signed Up NOW

            If you are a junior and anticipating playing college football, you need to start getting signed up to take an ACT or SAT test this spring. The dates are listed below, but ...full story

COMMITMENTS AND DECOMMITMENTS
December Increases the Likelihood

            If you follow the college football recruiting scene (and if you are reading this you certainly do), then you know that once December gets here and college coaches start being ...full story

ITS OCTOBER
Seniors --Get Those Tapes In

            If you are a senior and still on the mailing list for some Division I schools, but have no offer yet, there is good news and bad news. The bad news is you don’t have ...full story

FORD BUILT TOUGH PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Fox Sports SW @ 8:30 am on Saturdays

Catch Randy Rodgers and Rick Renner on the Ford Built Tough Player of the Week show on Fox Sports Southwest every Saturday morning at 8:30 am.  Ford will recognize the top performance in the state in each classification plus Private Schools ...full story

SEPTEMBER 1 = REALITY CHECK
Recruiting Phone Calls Now Permissible

             September 1st is here and that means different things in the recruiting calendar for both seniors and juniors. For the first time since May, college coaches ...full story

RODGERS ON TWITTER
Follow the Coach All Fall

Randy Rodgers is on Twitter.  You can follow the coach all fall as he travels the State of Texas to evaluate top high school prospects.  Know the travel schedule; keep track of high schools visited on daily basis;  get updates on ...full story

AUGUST IS A SLOW TIME FOR RECRUITING
Things will heat up September 1.

August is a fairly slow time for recruiting. College teams are in camp going through double sessions and their coaches are focused on team development. High School players are also going through their pre-season practices. Sleep ...full story

2009 LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE RESULTS
Waco's Kollin Kahler wins Overall Gold Medal

            Waco High’s Kollin Kahler dominated the competition to take home the Gold Medal as the Overall best kicker at the 2009 Lone Star Kicking Challenge in Austin this ...full story

FRIDAY RESULTS/LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE
Kickoff and Field Goal Titles Decided

 

            John Nelson of Corpus Christi Carroll and Ansel Berber-Thayer of Fredericksburg were the individual Gold Medal winners on the first ...full story
LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE ADD SPONSORS
Four Nationally Known Instructors to be Onsite

            Four outstanding kicking coaches are joining the Lone Star Kicking Challenge as co-sponsors this year.

           Rocky ...full story

LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE EXPANDS
Separate Division for Underclassmen

        For the first time in its nine year history, the Lone Star Kicking Challenge will recognize and reward the top underclass kickers/punters/and snappers at this year’s event. The 9th ...full story

LONE STAR KICKING CHALLEGE -- JULY 10 & 11
9th Annual Event Moves to Austin

 The ninth annual Lone Star Kicking Challenge, the premier competition event for Texas high school kickers is moving to a new location this summer    Competition will be held on Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11, 2009 at ...full story

ALL ACADEMIC TEAM NOMINATIONS OPEN
Top Student Athletes to be Recognized

The RODGERS RECRUITING REPORT announces its plans to select a 2009 Pre-Season All Academic Team to recognize Texas High School football players who are also excellent ...full story

CHECKLIST FOR MAY
Have You Done Everything to Prepare

 May is here and all the lead up to the college coaches getting back in the full swing of recruiting is complete.

 Since April 15, it has been permissible for college recruiters ...full story
THE EVALUATION PROCESS
Window # 2 Fast Approaching

 After student-athletes are identified as potential prospects, the universities must start the process of evaluating which players best fit their programs. Schools recruit to meet their needs and expectations and the most important ...full story

MAKING SURE YOU HAVE A BACKUP PLAN
Don't Put All Your Eggs into the Football Basket

 

Last week we outlined four possible scenarios regarding the potential recruiting track of every high school junior who wants to play college football. This week we are going to take a hard look ...full story
SPRING RECRUITING HEATS UP
Juniors On the Clock
High school juniors are fully “on the clock” as the long courtship, called college football recruiting, moves into full swing. Over the next several weeks we are going to look at different aspects of this recruiting process as juniors ...full story
BLUE CHIP RECRUITING ROUNDUPS COMPLETE STATE WIDE TOUR
Not Too Late to Fill Out Questionnaire
Over 500 Texas high school players and parents attended one of the six 2009 Blue Chip Recruiting Roundup events. Workshops were held in Abilene, San Marcos, Dallas, Houston, Tyler, and McAllen to try to accommodate as many families as possible, ...full story
RODGERS RECRUITING JOINS FORCES WITH COLLEGE COACHES NETWORK
New Program to Create More Recruiting Exposure
Randy Rodgers Recruiting and College Coaches Network ( a premier online recruiting service, have joined forces to increase the recruiting exposure of Texas high school football players. Focused on increasing national recruiting opportunities for ...full story
RECRUITING SLOWS DOWN
Practice Starts
Texas High School Coaching School is over, high school coaches have turned their full attention to the opening of fall practice and on college campuses, players are starting to report. For the football community, summer is over! Its time to go ...full story
FRENCH NAMED OVERALL WINNER of 2008 LSKC
Lone Star Kicking Challenge Results
James French of China Springs won the Overall Award at the 2008 Lone Star Kicking Challenge in San Marcos July 12. French was the only three medal winner in the 8th Annual Challenge, bringing home a bronze medal in Field Goal, and a Silver ...full story
LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE ON FRIDAY
Top Kicking Specialist in Texas to Compete
The 8th annual Lone Star Kicking Challenge kicks off in San Marcos on Friday at Bobcat Stadium on the campus of Texas State University. A near record turnout of kickers, punters, and snappers is expected over the two day event. As of Thursday, ...full story
LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
Two Day Event Returns to San Marcos July 11/12
2008 LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY Schedule of Events Friday, July 11, 2008 7:45 am Registration for Kickoff participants (FB complex, South End Bobcat Stadium) 8:30 am Opening ceremonies 8:45 am Kickoff ...full story
COLLEGE PROMOTERS OF TEXAS JOINS LSKC TEAM
Visit With Them at the Lone Star Kicking Challenge
San Antonio-based College Promoters of Texas has joined the Lone Star Kicking Challenge Team as a co-sponsor of this summer's event in San Marcos on July 11 & 12. College Promoters of Texas provides professional promotion, exposure, and personal ...full story
LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE RETURNS TO SAN MARCOS
Two Day Event on July 11/12
The 2008 Lone Star Kicking Challenge will return to San Marcos and the campus of Texas State on July 11th & 12th. The premier kicking competition event of its kind in Texas will again offer competition for high school kickers, punters and snappers ...full story
ROCKY WILLINGHAM KICKING SERVICES JOINS LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE TEAM
RWKSkicking.com to Co-Sponsor 2008 Event
Rocky Willingham Kicking Services has joined the Lone Star Kicking Challenge as a co-sponsor for the 2008 event in San Marcos on July 11& 12. RKWS is based in Allen and owned and operated by Rocky Willingham and Chris Shaw. Willingham, former ...full story
JUNIOR DAYS
What Are They? Should You Go?
With the ink just now dry on the National Letters of Intent for 2008, college coaches have rapidly turned their attention to the class of 2009. Throughout the country the more aggressive Division I staffs are now beginning to hold their first ...full story
BLUE CHIP RECRUITING ROUNDUPS BEGIN
San Marcos and Dallas Events This Weekend
The 2008 Blue Chip Recruiting Roundup tour kicked off this weekend in Abilene. Junior players (Class of 2009) and their parents met at Abilene high school for a discussion on the college football recruiting process. Each athlete filled out a ...full story
BLUE CHIP RECRUITING ROUNDUPS IN FEBRUARY
First Three Dates Announced
The first three dates of the 2008 Blue Chip Recruiting Roundups have been announced. Coach Rodgers and his staff will be in San Marcos on Saturday, February 16, Dallas on Sunday, February 17, and Tyler on Sunday, March 2. The San Marcos event ...full story
DEAD PERIOD BEGINS
College Coaches Off the Road for a Month
The NCAA mandated “dead period” has arrived for the Class of 2008. Starting Monday, December 17 and ending on Sunday, January 13, recruiting for this current crop of seniors grinds to a near halt. During this almost month long period, college ...full story
NOVEMBER
Juniors: Get Signed Up for SAT/ACT Tests
If you are a junior and anticipating playing college football, you need to start getting signed up to take an ACT or SAT test this spring. The dates are listed below, but remember you have to get signed up about a month prior to the testing date. ...full story
OCTOBER
Seniors Need to Get Tapes Sent Now!
If you are a senior and still on the mailing list for some Division I schools, but have no offer yet, there is good news and bad news. The bad news is you don’t have an offer yet and other kids do. The good news is that because a school still has ...full story
SEPTEMBER 1 = REALITY CHECK
Always Know Where You Stand
September 1st is here and that means different things in the recruiting calendar for both seniors and juniors. For the first time since May, college coaches may initiate telephone calls to seniors. With text messaging currently shelved until ...full story
LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE TOP PERFORMERS
Medalists and Top 10 in Each Event
KICKOFF Gold Medal: Ryan Doerr, Katy Silver Medal: Barrett Philen, RR McNeil Bronze Medal: Brian Davis, Jersey Village Top 10 Preliminary Round 1. Brian Davis, Jersey Village 2. Justin Tucker, Austin Westlake 3. Ryan Doerr, ...full story
LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE WINNERS
Ryan Doerr of Katy Named Overall Winner
Katy’s Ryan Doerr won three medals this past weekend and was named the Overall Winner at the 2007 Lone Star Kicking Challenge in San Marcos. Doerr won the Kickoff Competition and finished second in the punting competition. The Overall award is ...full story
LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE
Schedule of Events Released
2007 LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY Schedule of Events Friday, July 6, 2007 7:45 am Registration for Kickoff participants (FB complex, South End Bobcat Stadium) 8:30 am Opening ceremonies 8:45 am Kickoff ...full story
PRE SEASON ALL ACADEMIC TEAM RELEASED
Over 150 Student Athletes Honored
The Rodgers Recruiting Report , operated by Texas Recruiting Analyst Randy Rodgers, releases its first annual Pre Season All Academic Football Team for the state of Texas. Now in its 9th year of providing recruiting information to college and high ...full story
ALL ACADEMIC TEAM TO BE RELEASED JUNE 9
Players Who Took SAT on May 5 Can Send Scores
The release of the Rodgers Recruiting Report’s Pre Season All Academic team will be delayed until June 9. Sponsored by corporate partner CoolXposure™ , the team was originally set to be released this week. “I just became aware that those ...full story
ALL ACADEMIC TEAM TO BE SELECTED
Rodgers Recruiting Honors Top Student Athletes
The RODGERS RECRUITING REPORT announces its plans to select a 2007 Pre-Season All Academic Team to recognize Texas High School football players who are also excellent students. To be considered, a player needs to be in his junior year (Class of ...full story
REALISTIC VIEW OF DIVISION I RECRUITING
Every Player Will Fit One of Four Scenarios
A Realistic Look at Division I Recruiting: Junior recruiting is in full swing now. Every week you can read on the internet where several high school juniors have been offered scholarships and may have perhaps made a verbal commitment. If ...full story
Camps vs. Combines
They are NOT the Same
As part of the recent Blue Chip Recruiting Roundup tour, I am fielding lots of questions from players and parents regarding attending Camps and Combines. Many people are currently very confused about the definitions and differences between ...full story
BLUE CHIP RECRUITING ROUNDUPS SET
Recruiting Education for the Class of 2008
The 2007 Blue Chip Recruiting Roundup dates have been finalized with the addition of the Houston program on February 25. In a departure from previous years, three of the four workshops are planned on Sunday afternoons. The tour kicks off at Texas ...full story
JUNIORS on the CLOCK
Learn More, Get Your Questions Answered
With 2007 finally here, juniors (Class of 2008) are closer to being “on the clock” for football recruiting. Signing Day for the Class of 2007 is February 7 and at that point you juniors will move front and center in the recruiting process. ...full story
JUNIORS NEED TO PREPARE VIDEO
Season Over--2008's "On the Clock"
Recruiting for the Class of 2007 grinds to a slow crawl over the holidays because of the NCAA mandated “dead period”, but for the Class of 2008 things are just beginning to heat up. As college coaches fill their scholarship slots for this year, ...full story
Lone Star Kicking Challenge Results
Andrew Dolph wins Overall Award
L.D. Bell’s Andrew Dolph earned the Overall Award at the sixth annual Lone Star Kicking Challenge in San Marcos on Saturday. Dolph was one of five athletes to reach the finals in two different events and was named Overall Winner based on being the ...full story
UNOFFICIAL VISITS
USE YOUR SUMMER WISELY
Sometimes fans, parents, and most importantly prospects, get confused on the differences between “official” recruiting visits and “unofficial” recruiting visits. In very simple terms, Official Visits” mean that the university pays for expenses. ...full story
Lone Star Kicking Challenge adds new event
By Randy Rodgers
The 2006 Lone Star Kicking Challenge is pleased to announce a new “TEAM” event this summer. With the competition moving to Texas State University in San Marcos and expanding to a two day event, a new team “SNAP/HOLD/KICK” competition is being ...full story



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