Tennessee Vols 5-star recruiting target explains what coaches shouldn't do when trying to land a recruit
Over the last several years, we've seen numerous college football assistant coaches leave their positions for jobs in the NFL. The Tennessee Vols experienced that exact scenario this offseason when wide receivers coach Kodi Burns took a job with the New Orleans Saints. One of the big reasons this happens is because coaches just don't […]
Over the last several years, we've seen numerous college football assistant coaches leave their positions for jobs in the NFL.
The Tennessee Vols experienced that exact scenario this offseason when wide receivers coach Kodi Burns took a job with the New Orleans Saints.
One of the big reasons this happens is because coaches just don't want to deal with recruiting anymore.
Recruiting has always been an extremely time-consuming part of the job. But over the last year, it's become even more intense thanks to new NIL laws and the one-time transfer rule. The recruiting essentially never stops.
When it comes to recruiting, a coach putting too much time into a player can be a bad thing. It can actually cause a player to be less interested in a program.
Five-star wide receiver Carnell Tate, one of the Vols' top 2023 recruiting targets, gave college football coaches some advice this week, via Rivals.com, when it comes to recruiting pitches.
"The biggest advice I’ll give is don’t blow up the kid's phone while he’s on other visits and don’t talk down on other schools," said Tate. "Your recruiting pitch shouldn’t be how one school is bad for him or her; instead it should be how you can develop that kid if he or she chooses your school."
That's sound advice. I've heard from various sources over the years that negative recruiting isn't as big of a deal as some fans tend to think it is. Programs typically aren't spending their time downing another program. Spending time talking about another program instead of talking up your own program would be a colossal waste of time.
Fortunately for the Vols, it sounds like Tennessee and head coach Josh Heupel are doing a good job when it comes to not being too pushy. The Vols are viewed as the team to beat right now for Tate, so Heupel and his staff must be doing something right.
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