Recruiting research
Data-driven recruiting research
Long-form research articles sourced from NCAA, NCES, and recruiting industry data, with sources listed for every claim.
Recruiting Evidence and Decisions
Transfer Timing Source Verification Study
A source hierarchy for checking association rules, conference or school processes, academic dates, and roster questions.
Athlete Health and Safety
How recruits can compare athletics medical care and injury coverage
A decision framework for comparing medical independence, athletic training access, referrals, insurance coordination, and return-to-play authority before a student-athlete enrolls.
Campus and Program Due Diligence
How recruits can evaluate disability accommodations before choosing a college
A source-based method for student-athletes to compare disability-access processes, documentation, academic adjustments, and athletics logistics without asking a coach to make promises outside that role.
Athlete Health and Safety
How recruits can evaluate a college team's heat-safety protocol
A source-based way to compare acclimatization, environmental monitoring, work-rest changes, emergency cooling, medical authority, facilities, and travel.
Campus Visit Planning
How families can document official-visit expenses and boundaries
A research-backed system for confirming official-visit status, transportation, lodging, meals, companions, receipts, and unpaid costs before a recruiting trip.
Academic and Schedule Fit
How recruits can test whether a college major fits the team schedule
A practical research method for comparing countable athletics activity, travel, required commitments, course sequencing, and major-specific constraints before enrollment.
Campus and Program Due Diligence
Accreditation and major continuity research for college recruits
A source-driven method for verifying institutional and programmatic accreditation, current program status, teach-out risk, and degree continuity before a recruit commits.
Campus and Program Due Diligence
Campus safety research for recruiting visits: a Clery data method
A recruit-focused method for reading annual security reports, campus geography, crime statistics, alerts, and prevention resources before an official or unofficial visit.
College Fit and Financial Research
College Scorecard research for a recruit's academic-fit decision
How student-athletes can use federal College Scorecard measures to test academic and financial fit while respecting cohort, field-of-study, and outcome limitations.
College Fit and Financial Research
How recruits can read EADA roster and athletics-aid data
A field guide to using federal EADA disclosures to compare roster scale, participation, recruiting expenses, and athletics aid without mistaking institutional totals for an individual offer.
Eligibility and Application Planning
International recruit document timeline: admissions, eligibility, and visa evidence
A research-based workflow that keeps college admission, NCAA eligibility, English testing, financial evidence, and student-visa documents in separate accountable tracks.
Recruiting Costs and Aid
Recruiting showcase fees: published event fees vary by organizer anchors 2026 budget planning
Showcase and camp fees differ widely by organizer and format, so this review explains how families budget and verify value before registering.
Recruiting Costs and Aid
Division II equivalency model: partial awards spread across rosters anchors 2026 aid planning
Division II teams divide a capped pool of equivalencies into partial awards, so this review explains the model and how families compare offers.
College Athlete Academic Outcomes
NCAA Eligibility Center fee waiver: counselor confirmed waiver anchors 2026 certification planning
Eligibility Center certification accounts include a counselor confirmed fee waiver path, so this review explains account types and document steps.
Recruiting Data and Planning
NCAA transfer portal windows: one designated entry window per sport anchors 2026 planning
NCAA transfer entry windows are sport specific and reset each year, so this review explains the one window structure and how families track current dates.
Recruiting Data and Planning
Student athlete NIL disclosure: written school reporting duty anchors 2026 compliance planning
NIL activity generally must be reported to the school under current policy, so this review explains disclosure steps and recruiting fit.
Recruiting Data and Planning
Coach outreach email response benchmark research for 2026
Source-linked analysis of coach email response tracking in current recruiting communication data for outreach planning, including scope, limits, dates, and recruiting questions. Reviewed September 24, 2026.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
College net price calculator and aid comparison research for 2026
Source-linked analysis of net price calculator outputs and aid comparison in current federal and NCES data for college cost research, including scope, limits, dates, and recruiting questions. Reviewed September 24, 2026.
Recruiting Data and Planning
Highlight video specification and delivery platform research for 2026
Source-linked analysis of highlight video specifications and delivery in current Hudl and recruiting data for video planning, including scope, limits, dates, and recruiting questions. Reviewed September 24, 2026.
Eligibility and Compliance
NCAA recruiting calendar quiet and dead period research for 2026
Source-linked analysis of NCAA quiet and dead period controls in current NCAA calendar data for recruiting calendar management, including scope, limits, dates, and recruiting questions. Reviewed September 24, 2026.
NCAA Eligibility and Transfer Rules
NCAA progress-toward-degree requirements for transfer eligibility research 2026
Source-linked analysis of progress-toward-degree benchmarks in current NCAA manual data for transfer eligibility planning, including scope, limits, dates, and recruiting questions. Reviewed September 24, 2026.
Tournament and Exposure Events
Camp registration deadline calendar and what 2026 reviews show families
Source-linked analysis of camp invitation timing and registration windows in current NCAA camp data for camp registration deadline calendar, including scope, limits, dates, and recruiting questions. Reviewed September 23, 2026.
Recruiting Data and Planning
College list academic and athletic fit scoring and what 2026 reviews show families
Source-linked analysis of balanced list building by admissions and roster data for college list academic and athletic fit scoring, including scope, limits, dates, and recruiting questions. Reviewed September 23, 2026.
Recruiting Data and Planning
Highlight video coach view completion and what 2026 data shows families
Source-linked analysis of coach viewing behavior for recruiting film in current Hudl and NCAA data for highlight video coach view completion, including scope, limits, dates, and recruiting questions. Reviewed September 23, 2026.