We have all heard the stories about spring sports and the basketball tournaments, but we haven’t heard very much about how this pandemic is affecting college football. I guess the main concern we need to address is the fact that there is no off campus or face to face recruiting happening. Make no mistake, recruiting … Read more
Official visits and even unofficial visits are a critical time for athletes in the recruiting process. How they go most times determines if the athlete will receive a scholarship offer. Visiting with a college coach and taking a tour of the university helps athletes figure out if the school is the right fit for them. … Read more
A typical day for a college scout starts early in the morning, with phone calls to coaches, prospects and prospects’ parents. One of the greatest things about being an NSR college scout, getting close to prospects and their families during their road through the recruiting process. NSR scouts help their athletes any way they can, … Read more
High school athletes who assume nearby colleges and universities are always an option are often wrong. Families who buy into this faulty logic aren’t looking closely enough at teams’ rosters. College rosters frequently include few athletes from close by. They usually come from out of the region, if not out of state. Some even hail … Read more
Many people believe they have the abilities to be a college football scout. But it’s not as easy as some may suspect. Even the best ex-football players and coaches can struggle to be a successful college football scout. National Scouting Report’s Director of Expansion, Larry Perrin, and a former college football scout explains, “football scouting … Read more
The American Football Coaches Association hosts a national convention every year with the goal to improve football coaches through education, interaction, and networking. This convention is one of the largest networking events for college football, with more than 6000 coaches attending the four-day event every second week in January. This year, like every year, National Scouting Report … Read more
Looking for excellent football fundamentals? Look no farther than Cameron Ford. A 6-foot-1, 280-pound guard, Ford consistently puts on an offensive line clinic when he steps on the field. Larry Perrin, National Scouting Report’s national director of football scouting, had nothing but high praise for him. Perrin said Ford, a 2017 prospect from Shiloh Christian High School … Read more
NSR’s Blitz Combine Series measures football prospects’ abilities in real numbers. The Blitz Combine Series, which debuted last year, returns this summer with three dynamic combines in Brookland, Ark. (Saturday, May 14), Jacksonville, Fla. (Saturday, June 4) and Lexington, Ky. (Saturday, June 25). If you are a high school football player, you need to attend camps … Read more
Keith Ferguson, who scouts for National Scouting Report near Lexington, Ky., knows he is lucky to have a deep appreciation for high school prospects who grow up in rural areas. In fact, scouting in small, rural towns is right in Ferguson’s wheelhouse. Ferguson is a native of Kyle, South Dakota, a prairie town of 846 residents … Read more
Vilonia, Ark., is a small town of 4,000 residents just north of Little Rock. Like in most small towns, everybody knows everybody in Vilonia, and everybody there knows National Scouting Report 2017 basketball prospect Matt Stanley. A 6-foot-8 forward/guard at Cabot High School, he is recognized as one of the state’s premier juniors. High school … Read more
