Recruiting research
Data-driven recruiting research
Long-form research articles sourced from NCAA, NCES, and recruiting industry data, with sources listed for every claim.
Student-Athlete Health and Wellness
What a 23,000-athlete NCAA wellness study can and cannot tell recruits
Evidence-led analysis of sampling and generalizability from the NCAA 2022-23 Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study, with limits and college research questions.
Student-Athlete Health and Wellness
The NCAA wellness study spans all three divisions, not every college system
Evidence-led analysis of organizational scope and comparison boundaries from the NCAA 2022-23 Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study, with limits and college research questions.
Student-Athlete Health and Wellness
NCAA survey found unequal mental health burdens across athlete groups
Evidence-led analysis of group disparities and equitable access from the NCAA 2022-23 Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study, with limits and college research questions.
Student-Athlete Health and Wellness
Swimming and diving led NCAA reports of athletes feeling overweight
Evidence-led analysis of sport-specific body-image context from the NCAA 2022-23 Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study, with limits and college research questions.
Student-Athlete Health and Wellness
45% of women’s-sport athletes reported trying to lose weight
Evidence-led analysis of weight-loss goals, body image, and care boundaries from the NCAA 2022-23 Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study, with limits and college research questions.
Student-Athlete Health and Wellness
Wrestling stood apart in NCAA men’s-sport weight-change goals
Evidence-led analysis of weight-class sport oversight from the NCAA 2022-23 Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study, with limits and college research questions.
NCAA Eligibility and Transfer Rules
Some 2026-27 Division I entrants can use the more beneficial eligibility model
Source-linked analysis of 2026-27 in current NCAA eligibility and transfer guidance, including scope, limits, dates, and recruiting questions.
NCAA Eligibility and Transfer Rules
The new Division I age model names three eligibility-period exceptions
Source-linked analysis of 3 in current NCAA eligibility and transfer guidance, including scope, limits, dates, and recruiting questions.
NCAA Eligibility and Transfer Rules
A Division I basketball head-coach change can open a separate 15-day transfer period
Source-linked analysis of the 15-day transfer period around a Division I basketball coaching change, including dates, scope, limits, and family questions.
NCAA Eligibility and Transfer Rules
Division I basketball moved to a 15-day transfer window in 2026
Source-linked analysis of 15 days in current NCAA eligibility and transfer guidance, including scope, limits, dates, and recruiting questions.
NCAA Eligibility and Transfer Rules
Fall 2027 is the full transition point for the new Division I eligibility model
Source-linked analysis of Fall 2027 in current NCAA eligibility and transfer guidance, including scope, limits, dates, and recruiting questions.
NCAA Eligibility and Transfer Rules
Division I adopted a five-year age-based eligibility model
Source-linked analysis of Up to 5 years in current NCAA eligibility and transfer guidance, including scope, limits, dates, and recruiting questions.
NCAA Eligibility and Transfer Rules
July 31, 2026 was the filing deadline for certain Division I prior-rule waivers
Source-linked analysis of July 31, 2026 in current NCAA eligibility and transfer guidance, including scope, limits, dates, and recruiting questions.
NCAA Eligibility and Transfer Rules
Division II football schools have a two-business-day portal-entry rule
Source-linked analysis of 2 business days in current NCAA eligibility and transfer guidance, including scope, limits, dates, and recruiting questions.
NCAA Eligibility and Transfer Rules
Division II football adopted a January 2-16 transfer window
Source-linked analysis of Jan. 2-16 in current NCAA eligibility and transfer guidance, including scope, limits, dates, and recruiting questions.
NCAA Eligibility and Transfer Rules
An NCAA transfer window is a notification period, not a destination deadline
Source-linked analysis of Notification in current NCAA eligibility and transfer guidance, including scope, limits, dates, and recruiting questions.
College Athlete Academic Outcomes
The 2024 Division I graduation report tracks the 2017 entering cohort
A source-linked analysis of the entering cohort behind the NCAA 2024 Division I Graduation Success Rate release, with method limits, Key Stats, practical questions, and 10 visible official sources.
College Athlete Academic Outcomes
Every Division I men's sport recorded at least an 80% graduation rate
A source-linked analysis of the lowest reported Graduation Success Rate threshold across Division I men's sports, with method limits, Key Stats, practical questions, and 10 visible official sources.
College Athlete Academic Outcomes
Division I women's sports graduation rate reached 95%
A source-linked analysis of the combined Graduation Success Rate reported for Division I women's sports, with method limits, Key Stats, practical questions, and 10 visible official sources.
College Athlete Academic Outcomes
Every Division I women's sport recorded at least a 92% graduation rate
A source-linked analysis of the lowest reported Graduation Success Rate threshold across Division I women's sports, with method limits, Key Stats, practical questions, and 10 visible official sources.
College Athlete Academic Outcomes
Division I men's cross country and track graduation rate reached 83%
A source-linked analysis of the Graduation Success Rate reported for Division I men's cross country and track student-athletes, with method limits, Key Stats, practical questions, and 10 visible official sources.
College Athlete Academic Outcomes
Division I men's golf graduation rate reached 94%
A source-linked analysis of the Graduation Success Rate reported for Division I men's golf student-athletes, with method limits, Key Stats, practical questions, and 10 visible official sources.
College Athlete Academic Outcomes
Division I men's ice hockey graduation rate reached 93%
A source-linked analysis of the Graduation Success Rate reported for Division I men's ice hockey student-athletes, with method limits, Key Stats, practical questions, and 10 visible official sources.
College Athlete Academic Outcomes
Division I men's lacrosse graduation rate reached 94%
A source-linked analysis of the Graduation Success Rate reported for Division I men's lacrosse student-athletes, with method limits, Key Stats, practical questions, and 10 visible official sources.