Why recruiting in college football has turned into a never-ending grind

[Kaladin]

Why recruiting in college football has turned into a never-ending grind

Coaches are having to recruit not just potential players they want to sign, but also players already on their team, thanks to the transfer portal.

www.espn.com

Several Power 5 schools are already investing heavily in scouting departments, and more are expected to follow. Companies such as SportsSource Analytics have created platforms that track the transfer portal in real time, providing coaches with up-to-date statistics and game film for every prospect.

A Power 5 recruiting coordinator said to think of it like an NFL franchise that has separate pro and college scouting departments. At a program like Alabama or Ohio State, there would be a high school scouting department for more traditional recruits, and a college scouting department that scours the transfer market.

In the meantime, many coaches are frustrated, feeling as if they're stuck in a never-ending cycle of recruiting. An SEC staffer who works in personnel estimated that coaches are having to continually recruit 55-60% of their current roster. The staffer described a situation in which a starter left school for the NFL, and four players reached out about getting the former starter's jersey number. Coaches couldn't simply give it to the player with the most seniority, as they might have in the past. Instead, it went to the player they felt was most likely to leave if he didn't get his way.

 

[Tsakoi]

"staffer described a situation in which a starter left school for the NFL, and four players reached out about getting the former starter's jersey number. Coaches couldn't simply give it to the player with the most seniority, as they might have in the past. Instead, it went to the player they felt was most likely to leave if he didn't get his way."


I have some advice for that coach....let that asshole, who would leave over a jersey number, leave.

Trust me that dude is slagging you behind your back already anyway. The day he leaves your team is instantly upgraded.

 

[Steveweiser316]

Wah, wah, wah - these coaches are also getting paid millions of dollars a year to figure it out

 

[God is a Husker]

with 2 signing days and instant transfers every year the age of giving a fuck about recruiting rankings is over




(The time of the orc has come)

 

[Kaladin]

with 2 signing days and instant transfers every year the age of giving a fuck about recruiting rankings is over




(The time of the orc has come)

 

[Juro]

Wrong orcs.

 

[Kaladin]

Wrong orcs.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Just make it so kids can sign whenever and you'll slow down the crootin clock significantly

 

[Kaladin]

Just make it so kids can sign whenever and you'll slow down the crootin clock significantly

oh you think that will fix it huh?

 

[herbsinator]

"staffer described a situation in which a starter left school for the NFL, and four players reached out about getting the former starter's jersey number. Coaches couldn't simply give it to the player with the most seniority, as they might have in the past. Instead, it went to the player they felt was most likely to leave if he didn't get his way."


I have some advice for that coach....let that asshole, who would leave over a jersey number, leave.

Trust me that dude is slagging you behind your back already anyway. The day he leaves your team is instantly upgraded.

lol good luck with that

 

[Baron Winnebago]

oh you think that will fix it huh?

Or it won't. Either way go fuck yourself

 

[Kaladin]

Or it won't. Either way go fuck yourself

 

[Jim14510]

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