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RECRUITING SLOWS DOWN
Practice Starts
Texas High School Coaching School is over, high school coaches have turned their full attention to the opening of fall practice and on college campuses, players are starting to report. For the football community, summer is over! Its time to go
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FRENCH NAMED OVERALL WINNER of 2008 LSKC
Lone Star Kicking Challenge Results
James French of China Springs won the Overall Award at the 2008 Lone Star Kicking Challenge in San Marcos July 12. French was the only three medal winner in the 8th Annual Challenge, bringing home a bronze medal in Field Goal, and a Silver
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LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE ON FRIDAY
Top Kicking Specialist in Texas to Compete
The 8th annual Lone Star Kicking Challenge kicks off in San Marcos on Friday at Bobcat Stadium on the campus of Texas State University. A near record turnout of kickers, punters, and snappers is expected over the two day event. As of Thursday,
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LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
Two Day Event Returns to San Marcos July 11/12
2008
LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Schedule of Events
Friday, July 11, 2008
7:45 am Registration for Kickoff participants
(FB complex, South End Bobcat Stadium)
8:30 am Opening ceremonies
8:45 am Kickoff
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COLLEGE PROMOTERS OF TEXAS JOINS LSKC TEAM
Visit With Them at the Lone Star Kicking Challenge
San Antonio-based College Promoters of Texas has joined the Lone Star Kicking Challenge Team as a co-sponsor of this summer's event in San Marcos on July 11 & 12. College Promoters of Texas provides professional promotion, exposure, and personal
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LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE RETURNS TO SAN MARCOS
Two Day Event on July 11/12
The 2008 Lone Star Kicking Challenge will return to San Marcos and the campus of Texas State on July 11th & 12th. The premier kicking competition event of its kind in Texas will again offer competition for high school kickers, punters and snappers
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ROCKY WILLINGHAM KICKING SERVICES JOINS LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE TEAM
RWKSkicking.com to Co-Sponsor 2008 Event
Rocky Willingham Kicking Services has joined the Lone Star Kicking Challenge as a co-sponsor for the 2008 event in San Marcos on July 11& 12. RKWS is based in Allen and owned and operated by Rocky Willingham and Chris Shaw. Willingham, former
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JUNIOR DAYS
What Are They? Should You Go?
With the ink just now dry on the National Letters of Intent for 2008, college coaches have rapidly turned their attention to the class of 2009. Throughout the country the more aggressive Division I staffs are now beginning to hold their first
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BLUE CHIP RECRUITING ROUNDUPS BEGIN
San Marcos and Dallas Events This Weekend
The 2008 Blue Chip Recruiting Roundup tour kicked off this weekend in Abilene. Junior players (Class of 2009) and their parents met at Abilene high school for a discussion on the college football recruiting process. Each athlete filled out a
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BLUE CHIP RECRUITING ROUNDUPS IN FEBRUARY
First Three Dates Announced
The first three dates of the 2008 Blue Chip Recruiting Roundups have been announced. Coach Rodgers and his staff will be in San Marcos on Saturday, February 16, Dallas on Sunday, February 17, and Tyler on Sunday, March 2.
The San Marcos event
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DEAD PERIOD BEGINS
College Coaches Off the Road for a Month
The NCAA mandated “dead period” has arrived for the Class of 2008. Starting Monday, December 17 and ending on Sunday, January 13, recruiting for this current crop of seniors grinds to a near halt. During this almost month long period, college
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NOVEMBER
Juniors: Get Signed Up for SAT/ACT Tests
If you are a junior and anticipating playing college football, you need to start getting signed up to take an ACT or SAT test this spring. The dates are listed below, but remember you have to get signed up about a month prior to the testing date.
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OCTOBER
Seniors Need to Get Tapes Sent Now!
If you are a senior and still on the mailing list for some Division I schools, but have no offer yet, there is good news and bad news. The bad news is you don’t have an offer yet and other kids do. The good news is that because a school still has
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SEPTEMBER 1 = REALITY CHECK
Always Know Where You Stand
September 1st is here and that means different things in the recruiting calendar for both seniors and juniors. For the first time since May, college coaches may initiate telephone calls to seniors. With text messaging currently shelved until
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LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE TOP PERFORMERS
Medalists and Top 10 in Each Event
KICKOFF
Gold Medal: Ryan Doerr, Katy
Silver Medal: Barrett Philen, RR McNeil
Bronze Medal: Brian Davis, Jersey Village
Top 10 Preliminary Round
1. Brian Davis, Jersey Village
2. Justin Tucker, Austin Westlake
3. Ryan Doerr,
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LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE WINNERS
Ryan Doerr of Katy Named Overall Winner
Katy’s Ryan Doerr won three medals this past weekend and was named the Overall Winner at the 2007 Lone Star Kicking Challenge in San Marcos. Doerr won the Kickoff Competition and finished second in the punting competition. The Overall award is
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LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE
Schedule of Events Released
2007
LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Schedule of Events
Friday, July 6, 2007
7:45 am Registration for Kickoff participants
(FB complex, South End Bobcat Stadium)
8:30 am Opening ceremonies
8:45 am Kickoff
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PRE SEASON ALL ACADEMIC TEAM RELEASED
Over 150 Student Athletes Honored
The Rodgers Recruiting Report , operated by Texas Recruiting Analyst Randy Rodgers, releases its first annual Pre Season All Academic Football Team for the state of Texas. Now in its 9th year of providing recruiting information to college and high
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ALL ACADEMIC TEAM TO BE RELEASED JUNE 9
Players Who Took SAT on May 5 Can Send Scores
The release of the Rodgers Recruiting Report’s Pre Season All Academic team will be delayed until June 9. Sponsored by corporate partner CoolXposure™ , the team was originally set to be released this week.
“I just became aware that those
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ALL ACADEMIC TEAM TO BE SELECTED
Rodgers Recruiting Honors Top Student Athletes
The RODGERS RECRUITING REPORT announces its plans to select a 2007 Pre-Season All Academic Team to recognize Texas High School football players who are also excellent students.
To be considered, a player needs to be in his junior year (Class of
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REALISTIC VIEW OF DIVISION I RECRUITING
Every Player Will Fit One of Four Scenarios
A Realistic Look at Division I Recruiting:
Junior recruiting is in full swing now. Every week you can read on the internet where several high school juniors have been offered scholarships and may have perhaps made a verbal commitment. If
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Camps vs. Combines
They are NOT the Same
As part of the recent Blue Chip Recruiting Roundup tour, I am fielding lots of questions from players and parents regarding attending Camps and Combines. Many people are currently very confused about the definitions and differences between
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BLUE CHIP RECRUITING ROUNDUPS SET
Recruiting Education for the Class of 2008
The 2007 Blue Chip Recruiting Roundup dates have been finalized with the addition of the Houston program on February 25. In a departure from previous years, three of the four workshops are planned on Sunday afternoons. The tour kicks off at Texas
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JUNIORS on the CLOCK
Learn More, Get Your Questions Answered
With 2007 finally here, juniors (Class of 2008) are closer to being “on the clock” for football recruiting. Signing Day for the Class of 2007 is February 7 and at that point you juniors will move front and center in the recruiting process.
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JUNIORS NEED TO PREPARE VIDEO
Season Over--2008's "On the Clock"
Recruiting for the Class of 2007 grinds to a slow crawl over the holidays because of the NCAA mandated “dead period”, but for the Class of 2008 things are just beginning to heat up. As college coaches fill their scholarship slots for this year,
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Lone Star Kicking Challenge Results
Andrew Dolph wins Overall Award
L.D. Bell’s Andrew Dolph earned the Overall Award at the sixth annual Lone Star Kicking Challenge in San Marcos on Saturday. Dolph was one of five athletes to reach the finals in two different events and was named Overall Winner based on being the
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UNOFFICIAL VISITS
USE YOUR SUMMER WISELY
Sometimes fans, parents, and most importantly prospects, get confused on the differences between “official” recruiting visits and “unofficial” recruiting visits. In very simple terms, Official Visits” mean that the university pays for expenses.
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Lone Star Kicking Challenge adds new event
By Randy Rodgers
The 2006 Lone Star Kicking Challenge is pleased to announce a new “TEAM” event this summer. With the competition moving to Texas State University in San Marcos and expanding to a two day event, a new team “SNAP/HOLD/KICK” competition is being
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