By Logan Steele|December 17, 2025
Recruiting builds a record into athletes before they realize it exists. The Recruiting Records That Follow Athletes Longer Than Highlights Most families believe recruiting is about talent.Speed. Stats. Film. That is only what you see. Behind the scenes, every athlete builds a recruiting record that quietly follows them through middle school, high school, the transfer...
By Jack Robbins|December 16, 2025
Waiting feels safe. In recruiting, time quietly replaces athletes. Why Athletes Are Told to Wait It Out Just be patient” is the most common recruiting advice athletes hear. It sounds responsible and safe. Parents repeat it. Coaches encourage it. Athletes cling to it because it feels like control. Right now, patience is often misunderstood. In...
By Logan Steele|December 15, 2025
A verbal offer can feel real, but without a written document, it is not official. What this is and how to use it This article is not traditional recruiting advice. It is a decision-based simulator built from real recruiting outcomes. You read a scenario, choose a path, then see what typically happens next. The goal...
By Sloane Rivers|December 13, 2025
Court filings mark a new chapter for Michigan football. Background: This article follows our initial report on Sherrone Moore’s firing and arrest. Read Part One here for the full timeline. Former Wolverines coach faces home invasion, stalking, and breaking-and-entering counts UPDATE (Dec. 12, 2025):Former University of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore has been formally...
By Sloane Rivers|December 12, 2025
Michigan football team in chaos as Coach Sherrone Moore is fired and arrested. NEW UPDATE: Criminal charges have now been filed against former Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore. Read our full Part Two breakdown of the charges, court process, and what happens next here. Fired then arrested — Michigan’s coach fell in hours. Sherrone Moore’s...
By Camryn Blake|December 11, 2025
Five years. 1,825 days. Your eligibility clock never stops — even when you do. What Redshirting Really Means Today Redshirting sounds like a cheat code. Sit for a year, grow, learn the system, and come back stronger. It gets pitched as the smart move. The confident move. The patient move. But the real redshirt experience...
By Jack Robbins|December 10, 2025
Most athlete profiles glitch out in coach searches. Only complete profiles appear clearly. Hudl made several significant updates for 2025 and 2026 that changed how coaches find and evaluate athletes. These updates affect visibility, film review, and how often an athlete appears in recruiting searches. Many recruits still use Hudl the same way they did...
By Logan Steele|December 09, 2025
A DNA helix of baseballs and NIL signs shows how modern roster spots are built. NCAA Baseball 2026: The Real Recruiting Changes—Fully Verified If you’re a high school baseball recruit in the Class of 2026 or 2027, you’ve probably heard rumors: “Baseball gets 34 roster spots,” “every player gets a full ride now,” or “hitters...
By Camryn Blake|December 08, 2025
Paper Athlete represents every recruit balancing on the edge of new NCAA roster limits. A New Era for College Sports — But Not Everyone Benefits Equally The NCAA’s 2025 settlement has ushered in a significant shift for Division I athletics. As of July 1, 2025, sport-specific scholarship caps are abolished for schools that opt into...