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College Recruiting
By Cathy Jones, Tue Jan 10th

Meanwhile quiet seems to be all that is going on the collegefootball scene most coaches are busy making phone calls andanxiously writing letters and cards in an effort to woo thenation's top high-school recruits. However coaches that do itbest are the ones that really enjoy it; those that have theability to not only evaluate talent, but also encouragerelationships with the youngsters, family members. These havebeen identified as the 10 best recruiters in college footballtoday: Eric Bieniemy, running backs coach/recruitingcoordinator, UCLA; Tom Bradley, defensive coordinator, PennState; Mack Brown, head coach, Texas; Pete Carroll, head coach,USC; Rodney Garner, assistant head coach/recruiting coordinator,Georgia; Rob Ianello, receivers coach/recruiting coordinator,Notre Dame; Urban Meyer, head coach, Florida; Ed Orgeron, headcoach, Ole Miss; Kevin Steele, executive head coach/linebackers,Florida State; Dave Wannstedt, head coach, Pittsburgh While theaforementioned Top 10 work for fairly high-profile programs,some of the most respected recruiters are the ones who face atougher sell. In addition, keep in mind that college coaches canbegin

scouting a high school player as early as his or herfreshman year. Although college coaches cannot officially call aprospective student-athlete until July 1 after their junioryear, they can immediately send letters to express theirinterest and to provide information about their programs.Basically, it is important to recognize that coaches always havetheir ears and eyes open, and if they stumble upon a youngsoccer stalwart, they will not discount them because of theirage. College coaches are always looking to develop theirprograms, so your talents as a sophomore and even as a freshmancan give them ideas about the future of their teams.

About the author:Cathy Jones writes on sports betting and gambling one of thefastest growing online industries and she is one of the topsenior article writers for www.envivosports.com Feelfree to reprint this article in its entirety on your site, makesure to leave all links in place and do not modify any of thecontent.