About Alan Parham 
The next step in your life deserves your full attention and participation. Taking college visits is a vital part of the college search for all students, but it’s especially important for athletes trying to decide where to continue their education and athletic career. Aspiring college athletes typically make their decision on which school to attend during … Read more
Unofficial visits to college campuses are one of the most important, helpful tasks prospects can do during high school. These key outings give prospects something they cannot glean from online virtual tours, admissions tour guides or chest-pounding alumni – an authentic, personal feel for a college campus. “Feel” tests Unofficial visits are baseline discovery missions, … Read more
NCAA Division III prospects have long felt shortchanged in not having an NCAA National Letter of Intent to sign. Forced to stand by as classmates and peers signed with Division I and Division II schools. It was uncomfortable, to say the least. Unfortunately, Division III prospects had nothing showing they had officially committed to their school. … Read more
The junior college (JUCO) route is a viable option for prospects in some cases. Going JUCO sometimes carries a stigma, but that is an unfair assessment. We know because we see the opposite side of the argument win out every year with NSR prospects who thrive in the two-year athletic model. They consistently go on … Read more
College recruits sometimes regret their decisions because they limited their options and didn’t choose the right school. Put aside the highest-level NCAA Division I prospects. It is absurd what they must endure to decide on a college. Consider instead those prospects who hear from maybe 10, 20 or 30 college programs. Those student-athletes are making … Read more
College athletics. Being in recruiting for over three decades has taught NSR scouts an essential truth. There is a place for every high school student-athlete wanting to play college athletics. We have seen it over and over again in our 37 years of working with prospects and college coaches. Colleges recruit more than the All-Staters. They … Read more
NCAA D-I men’s basketball has expanded a key recruiting rule. Effective August 1 of this year, more people will be included in the group of individuals connected to NCAA D-I men’s basketball prospects. Previously, only parents, guardians, coaches and family members were considered within that circle. The updated rule, however, throws a net over anyone perceived … Read more
College freshman athletes face the daunting task of preparing for the leap from high school to the next level. It is neither a simple nor easy jump. Unquestionably there are high school prospects that have been pushed hard by their prep and club coaches. But in truth the rigors they survived then cannot measure up … Read more
2019 D2 prospects expecting to sign NCAA scholarships are poised for June 15. That is when Division II coaches in all sports can call and text prospects. It is unquestionably a date every prospect anticipates as a lift-off point in their recruiting. That is every well-informed prospect. Sadly, there remain loads of rising juniors oblivious to the … Read more
Bear Bryant and Dean Smith are undeniably two of college sports greatest coaches. Each is legendary. Yet, within a few years of one another, they had hit a wall with their programs. That wall? Segregation. Changes were needed and they knew it. The ensuing decisions they made would make history, forever altering the landscape of Southern … Read more
