The Change of College Football Recruiting by the Media

College football recruiting has evolved into a public affair. In the early ages of college football recruiting the public was not as aware of what teams were offering what players. Today you can look on sites like rivals.com and espn.com to find out what the website ranks a high school football player. A person can view a player's pictures, statistics, even many of their highlights from high school. People can view what teams are offering the player and the order of schools that the student-athlete is considering to go to school and play football at. Today, someone can follow a player throughout his whole process and be aware of everything that happened. The media has completely changed the recruiting process. In the past people had no idea about players, but today they can find all the information they want on someone by the quick click of a mouse.
Following players that you have heard of and seen play is interesting, especially when the player you follow is a person you know well or even a teammate. I’ve had the opportunity to follow a family member through his whole process and viewing all of his information on statistics. I was always informed with the latest news of what was going on with him. Even seeing a player that you’ve never heard of is fun when you see what amazing statistics they have put up in the past. Simply going to a recruiting website and looking up a player and watching videos and kind of scout him yourself is a very popular thing to do. Other players also like viewing what their peers are doing in the same process that there in. The information people can obtain about these players is almost as in-depth of a pro football player. I could stay on websites like rivals and espn to look at recruiting for hours.