1. Scholarships and Reality

2. Lamar Vikings Football
3 Questions To Ask Yourself.
Are you the best player on the Team?
Are you one of the Top 10 players in the District?
Are you one of the Top 10 Players at your position in DFW area?
-If you can’t answer “YES” to each question, you might not be playing at major D1 Conference, but there are plenty of opportunities at the D2, D3, JC, NAIA levels

3. Lamar Vikings Football
2015 College Signees in AISD
D1 (FBS) – 11
D1 (FCS) – 3
D2 – 5
D3 – 6
JC – 4
Total – 29 out 6 Schools

4. Lamar Vikings Football
2015 College Signees in AISD
D1 (FBS) – 11
D1 (FCS) – 3
D2 – 5
D3 – 6
JC – 4
Total – 29 out 6 Schools
341: FBS Recruits out of 162,233 Total Players = 1: 475 Ratio

5. Lamar Vikings Football
2015 College Signees in AISD
D1 (FBS) – 11
D1 (FCS) – 3
D2 – 5
D3 – 6
JC – 4
Total – 29 out 6 Schools

6. Lamar Vikings Football
Nationwide Recruiting
In Texas, 341 out 162,233
(1:475 ratio)
Heights/Weights/Speed beat out on-field stats
Control what you can control
1. Academics, 2. Strength,
3. Attitude

7. Lamar Vikings Football
Total NCAA Schools – 1,016
D1 (FBS) – 128 (13%) GPA 2.3, 900 SAT
D1 (FCS) – 124 (12%) GPA 2.3, 900 SAT
D – 314 (31%) GPA 2.0, 820 SAT
D – 450 (44%) GPA 3.0, 1000 SAT
**Only D1 (FBS) are guaranteed “Full Rides”
**D2 Schools rarely give 100% tuition.
**D3 Schools base scholarships off of GPA,
Test Scores.

8. Lamar Vikings Football

9. Recruiting Myths My highlight film will get me a scholarship.
BAD GRADES WON’T MATTER IF YOUR TALENT IS GOOD ENOUGH.
If I hire a recruiting service they will get me a scholarship.
If you are good enough, they will find you.
My highlight film will get me a scholarship.
Post Season Accolade’s will get me a scholarship

10. Student/Athlete Goals
GET A DEGREE WITH MINIMAL OR NO DEBT
Find a school that is the right academic and athletic fit (at any level)
You have to love football
95 schools visited Lamar last spring, there are 1,016 schools in United states
The recruiting process started yesterday