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FOOTBALL SUCCESS STORIES
ZACH
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO
Student-Athlete Showcase was one of the best decisions that my parents made for me as a high school athlete. SAS put my name out to hundreds schools to give me tons of options for me to continue my football career at the college level. I am currently attending Minnesota State University, Mankato. In my sophomore season, I received First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Region and All-American honors. I am more than happy with the school I selected to attend and couldn’t be pleased more with the help I received from SAS through my recruiting process.
MICHAEL
HILLSDALE COLLEGE
What a great experience! SAS worked with my son throughout high school. Since day one my son received positive feedback through many emails and text messages from coaches. We knew immediately that SAS would have a big impact on my son being recruited. They are extremely professional and are focused not only on finding a great fit for your athlete but more importantly finding a great academic fit. Thank you Rex and your team!
GRANT
OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY
The SAS program was absolutely the catalyst in our success. The marketing efforts SAS provided jump-started Grant’s recruitment. We knew when Oklahoma opened the first email and the moment they watched his video for the 1st time. Great program. We would be happy to serve as a reference!
RECRUITING DATES
NCAA DIVISION I
Coach-Initiated Phone Calls: Coach may make one call from April 15- May 31 during junior year; One call per week after Sept 1 of senior year; unlimited during contact period
Coach-Initiated Electronic Correspondence: Beginning Sept 1 of junior year
Off-Campus Contact: Beginning July 1 following junior year, limited to during contact periods
Unofficial Visits: Unlimited, except during dead periods
Official Visits: From April 1 until the Sunday preceding the last Wednesday in June of junior year; and after first day of class senior year
NCAA DIVISION II
Coach-Initiated Phone Calls: Beginning June 15 preceding junior year
Coach-Initiated Electronic Correspondence: Beginning June 15 preceding junior year
Off-Campus Contact: Beginning June 15 preceding junior year
Unofficial Visits: Unlimited, except during dead periods
Official Visits: After June 15 preceding junior year
NCAA DIVISION III
Coach-Initiated Phone Calls: Unlimited
Coach-Initiated Electronic Correspondence: Unlimited
Off-Campus Contact: Beginning after the conclusion of sophomore year
Unofficial Visits: Unlimited
Official Visits: Beginning January 1 of junior year
NAIA
No restrictions on athlete-coach contact, official visits, or unofficial visits. You may visit a school for tryouts 2 days per school.
SCHOLARSHIP STATS
NCAA DIVISION I FBS
Number of Teams: 130
Total Athletes: 15,167
Average Team Size: 118
Scholarship Limit Per Team: 85
NCAA DIVISION I FCS
Number of Teams: 124
Total Athletes: 13,028
Average Team Size: 104
Scholarship Limit Per Team: 63
NCAA DIVISION II
Number of Teams: 169
Total Athletes: 18,789
Average Team Size: 111
Scholarship Limit Per Team: 36
NCAA DIII
Number of Teams: 248
Total Athletes: 25,709
Average Team Size: 104
NAIA
Number of Teams: 87
Total Athletes: 9,202
Average Team Size: 107
Scholarship Limit Per Team: 24
JUCO
Number of Teams: 68
Total Athletes: 5,160
Average Team Size: 76
Scholarship Limit Per Team: 85
NOTE: Men's Division I FBS football is a headcount sport, so one full scholarship must be given to one player.
Football scholarships at all other divisions are equivalency scholarships, meaning a single scholarship can be divided into partial scholarships among multiple athletes.