Judge recommends phase-in period
for implementing new NCAA D1 roster limits

April 7, 2025

The new roster limits are expected to lead to the elimination of thousands of Division I roster spots, most notably impacting walk-ons and partial scholarship earners in swimming, football, track and cross country, as detailed in stories in October and January at Yahoo Sports. High school athletes, recruited for months by schools and even offered scholarships, are having their offers revoked as coaches trim rosters to meet the new limits. Current athletes are seeing their spots eliminated.. … READ MORE

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New NCAA D1 roster limits revealed

July 26, 2024

As part of the House settlement agreement made public on Friday, college leaders are expanding scholarships to full rosters of each sport, eliminating scholarship restrictions and replacing them with roster size limits. The new scholarship and roster structure — an attempt to prevent future lawsuits — takes effect starting in the 2025-26 academic year and coincides with the settlement’s new model that permits schools to share revenue directly with athletes.. … READ MORE

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ScoutU recruiting seminar highlights

May 8, 2018

ScoutU Owner/Scout Jason Lauren talks about vital college recruiting tips, myths and facts at his recruiting seminar at the Greater Milwaukee College Workshop. Click on the video.

When an athlete is being recruited by colleges

ScoutU Owner/Head Scout Jason Lauren talks about when an athlete is being recruited by a school. He addresses what the NCAA defines as a recruited athlete and the different ways athletes oftentimes misinterpret their recruiting interest.

MYTH — If you’re good enough the colleges will find you

ScoutU Southeast Head Scout Scott Woodcock talks about how the thought that if an athlete is good enough, he/she will be recruiting is false.

Don’t catch the D1-ites recruiting disease

By Jason Lauren
ScoutU

I’ve seen it happen many times. The dreaded disease of D1-ightes. Athletes want to play at the D1 level so bad, that’s all that is on their minds when deciding what school to go to. They get one D1 offer and they take it, no matter what school it is.

What usually happens with these athletes? They transfer out of that school, oftentimes back to a D3 school close to home, after just 1 year. … READ MORE

Recruiting is like looking for a job

By Jason Lauren
ScoutU

The college recruiting process can teach kids many valuable life lessons that they won’t learn if they aren’t the ones in charge of their process. It takes focus, commitment, responsibility, maturity and how to deal with rejection – all factors they will need when it comes time for them to look for a job.

I’ve heard several times over the many years I’ve been helping kids with their recruiting from parents that they think the recruiting process is a lot like looking for a job and will be a valuable experience when their son or daughter does have to look for a job after college.  … READ MORE

Athletes should drive the recruiting bus

By Jason Lauren
ScoutU

A parent’s instinct is to do what they can to help their son/daughter in any way they can. When it comes to college recruiting, it often is best to take a step back from that instinct.

Athletes need to be in charge of their recruiting process and need to be driving their recruiting bus. Mom and dad also should not be in the front seat of the recruiting bus telling the athlete, “Turn here, turn there, slow down, go faster, let’s go here.” Mom and dad are on the bus for support, but they should not be driving the bus or in the front seat. … READ MORE

Classes athletes take matter

By Jason Lauren
ScoutU

I remember talking to a father of an athlete, and he was telling me that his son would almost have enough credits to graduate after his junior year, so he was going to take a bunch of easy classes his senior year to pump up his GPA. I immediately replied with, “No, no, no.” I may have said “no” several more times. He said, “Really?”

This is a common misperception athletes’ parents have. They think that only the GPA, and not their classes, is what matters when colleges are considering recruiting their son/daughter. Colleges also consider what classes they are taking — the tougher, the better. … READ MORE