How much does athlete recruitment "actually" help?

Denzera
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:49:01 +0000

Every coach of an intercollegiate sport has a certain allotment of recruiting spots, and he has the power to basically call up the admissions office and say “take this kid”, and unless you’ve got a criminal record or something they’re probably going to go along with it. If that’s the case, it’s a big help, and i’ve known athletes with rather mediocre stats for whom athletic recruiting lowered the bar.

However, if he just says “if you get in, come talk to me, we’ve got a spot for you on the team”, or the like, that’s not a commitment to use one of his slots. So parse what the coach has told you carefully.

Finally - and this is very important - Puck Frinceton.