Cubicle Counselors Can’t Provide Firsthand Knowledge

NSR‘s business model is simple:  Put well-trained, high school athletic scouts on the ground in their communities, allow them the freedom to find, evaluate and enroll deserving prep prospects, and then expect them to provide firsthand knowledge of their client-prospects to college coaches through detailed, accurate scouting reports and [...]

On-the-ground Scouting Pays Off for NSR’s Paul Hux

Let’s say that you take a young, high school catcher from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, you scout her a few games, meet her and her parents after a game, interview her with her parents at their home, and then make the decision to enroll her as an NSR prospect.  She’s [...]

Recruiting Has Become More Intense On the Coaches’ End

Bad publicity is something college coaches are well aware of these days.  Nearly every morning they are welcomed with online news of another college student-athlete or coach that has made a bad decision and been caught.  This troubling trend has coaches squeamish about everything [...]

JUCO Bad Rap Undeserved; Many Athletes Thrive

Going straight from high school to a four year college is sometimes not the best route for high school student-athletes.  But, there is a terrific alternative which many parents and athletes discount or overlook, junior college.  At NSR, our scouts often run into scenarios which lend themselves [...]

Former NSR Prospect One of America’s Top College Signal Callers   Oklahoma Sooner quarterback and former NSR prospect, Landry Jones, is featured in the 2011 edition of Lindy’s Sports 2011 football preview as a top Heisman Trophy candidate.  The highly regarded magazine puts Landry second in the running behind [...]