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This is the podcast for parents and athletes that explores every aspect of recruiting and athletic scholarships. It's coaching you can apply to your family's athletic scholarship pursuit. It's primarily for parents, but student-athletes will benefit, too. The host, Recruit-Me CEO Jon Fugler, has been helping families since 2002 and is an expert in the athletic scholarship field.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
A methodical guide to finding the right college program, contacting coaches, and judging athletic opportunity without becoming distracted by prestige.
Brent Hanks turns college recruiting from a fog of attention and aspiration into a sequence of decisions families can work through. His method is practical and repeatable: build a broad school list, contact coaches directly, present an accurate player profile, track every…
Brent Hanks gives your dream-school list the awkward but useful scorecard treatment.
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A junior-year recruiting checklist that values steady follow-through over hype.
Episode 456 keeps junior-year recruiting grounded in the day-to-day work that families actually need to do. Gronk3's AI advice and Brent Hanks' RecruitMe 3.0 system point to the same basic workflow: build a college list, write an introductory email, make a player profile, fill…
Summer recruiting feels more manageable when families treat it like a checklist.
Brent Hanks treats summer recruiting like a practical checklist. The advice is plain: send updates, email coaches, ask about camps, and keep the process moving while the season is quiet.
A practical recruiting workshop that widens the map beyond a narrow Division 1 chase.
Brent Hanks keeps the focus on the basics families actually have to sort through: school lists, competition levels, scholarship fit, and college options that are realistic, not just ideal.
A practical recruiting roadmap that keeps stats and metrics in context.
This episode presents Recruit Me's 3.0 system as a clear recruiting roadmap, and it works best when it pushes back on the idea that camps, showcases, tournaments, or college outreach can be handled without a plan.
A personal case for seeing college sports as a family and life experience, not just a game result.
Brent Hanks treats college sports less like a scoreboard story and more like a family choice. He stays close to the lived details: his sons' baseball paths, the travel that came with those seasons, relatives in the stands, and the friendships and job contacts that followed.
A clear sophomore recruiting checklist centered on school fit, player profiles, and coach outreach.
Brent Hanks takes a sophomore-year recruiting question and turns it into a plain checklist for families who want some structure early on. He starts with an AI answer from X, then circles back to Recruit Me's seven-step system, keeping the focus on choosing the right schools,…
A practical guide to the House settlement and its recruiting impact.
Brent Hanks treats the June 6, 2025 House v. NCAA settlement as a recruiting issue first, not just a policy headline. He centers the questions families actually need answered: roster spots, scholarship limits, funding, and how schools may adjust, while keeping the focus on…
A recruiting reset focused on fit, timing, and what real interest actually means.
Brent Hanks treats recruiting less like a popularity contest and more like a fit check, and that keeps the discussion grounded. He comes back to a few mistakes families make: waiting to be discovered, reading too much into early interest, and letting visits or hype do work that…
Nebraska athletics, explained from close range.
Daily Cardinals roster radar.
Purdue sports, argued from the details.
This episode of The Recruit-Me Athletic Scholarship Podcast, hosted by Brent Hanks, outlines the seven time-proven steps to securing an athletic scholarship, developed by founder John Fugler in 2002.
This episode shares recruiting information and tips from the Honest Game X account to help families navigate the athletic scholarship process, focusing on NCAA rules and academic eligibility.
This episode debunks 10 common myths about athletic scholarships to help families navigate the recruiting process effectively.
This episode replays recruiting advice for high school athletes starting a new school year, focusing on fall sports and strategies to secure athletic scholarships.
This episode replays a 2015 discussion debunking three persistent myths about athletic scholarships, emphasizing their continued relevance for families navigating college recruitment.
This episode focuses on step one of the Recruit Me 3.0 system, teaching families how to build a college school list for athletic scholarships using March Madness brackets to select the right schools to contact.
This episode focuses on step one of the seven-step athletic scholarship system, providing guidance on how to select the right colleges to contact for athletic recruiting.
This episode reviews four key points from the 500th episode about athletic recruiting, emphasizing fundamentals, adapting to changes, and helping families find the right college fit.
This episode shares personal experiences and advice on navigating the athletic recruiting process for college scholarships, focusing on the host's journey with his son's baseball recruitment to Northwestern University.
This episode discusses how college sports experiences provide advantages after college, focusing on off-field benefits and recruiting advice for student athletes and their families.
This episode shares social media screenshots from November to December 2025 offering recruiting advice for athletic scholarships, focusing on finding the right college fit rather than just division labels and emphasizing proactive exposure.
This episode discusses insights from the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, focusing on how college coaches view the recruiting process and promoting resources for families seeking athletic scholarships.
This episode shares helpful social media screenshots from college coaches and recruiting resources to guide student-athletes in their athletic scholarship journey.
This episode shares helpful social media screenshots from college coaches and recruiting resources to guide student-athletes and parents through the athletic scholarship process in 2025.
This episode provides a curated collection of social media screenshots from January to March 2025, offering free advice and tips to help student-athletes improve their recruiting experience and secure athletic scholarships.
This episode introduces the Athletic Scholarship Podcast, which provides weekly 15-minute educational content to help student-athletes and their families navigate the recruiting process for athletic scholarships.
This episode replays a 2017 discussion about five common recruiting lies that can jeopardize athletic scholarships, offering truths to help student athletes and families navigate the process effectively.
This episode debunks the myth that NCAA Division I is always the best option for athletic recruiting, exploring alternative levels like Division II, Division III, NAIA, and junior colleges while emphasizing the importance of considering individual needs and long-term goals.
This episode debunks two myths about athletic recruiting: that colleges aren't recruiting high school players due to the transfer portal and NIL changes, and that early commitment is necessary for scholarships.
This episode introduces the Recruit Me Athletic Scholarship Podcast and its founder's 7-step system to help student-athletes and families secure athletic scholarships through effective recruiting education.
This episode provides athletic recruiting advice by analyzing social media posts from platforms like X and Facebook to offer helpful tips for student-athletes and their families.
This episode celebrates the 500th milestone of the Athletic Scholarship Podcast, featuring insights from founder John Fugler and host Brent Hanks on recruiting history and tips for families seeking athletic scholarships.
This episode replays a past episode from August 2022, providing seven tasks for student athletes to complete at the end of summer to prepare for their fall high school season and athletic recruiting.
This episode features an interview with mental training coach Paige Tons, discussing her work helping girl athletes build confidence and navigate the recruiting process for athletic scholarships.
This episode discusses major changes in college sports recruiting, including scholarship limits, roster sizes, NIL, and the transfer portal, while emphasizing the importance of sticking to basic recruiting principles.
This episode discusses the impact of the House vs NCAA settlement on NCAA Division I baseball, focusing on scholarship and roster size changes for the 2025-2026 season.
This episode reviews the 52 episodes from the 2025-2026 season of the Athletic Scholarship Podcast, highlighting key topics like why Recruit Me may not be for everyone, reducing anxiety in recruiting, and workshops on steps to scholarships.
This episode features an interview with Cameron Wright discussing his daughter Bria's journey as a late-blooming high school track athlete to securing a D1 commitment at Wichita State University.
This episode features an interview with former Olympic high jumper and college coach Cameron Wright, discussing his background and current work while setting up a conversation about athletic recruiting.
This episode explains key athletic recruiting terminology and definitions to help families navigate the scholarship process.
This episode replays a previous discussion about Sutton's experience with unofficial college visits as a high school baseball player navigating the recruiting process for athletic scholarships.
This replay of episode 100 explains the three A's as the bottom line in athletic recruiting, offering key strategies to impress college coaches and secure scholarships.
This episode shares helpful social media screenshots from April to June 2025 that provide free advice and tips for student-athletes navigating college athletic recruiting.
This episode replays a past discussion debunking the myth that college coaches will automatically find high school athletes, offering guidance for families navigating athletic scholarship recruiting.
Host Brent Hanks replays an episode discussing three challenging tasks for 16-year-old student-athletes in the recruiting process: initiating conversations with coaches, understanding college finances, and communicating effectively with college coaches.
Brent Hanks shares personal stories from his and his sons' college sports experiences to illustrate the broader benefits beyond games, such as family travel, networking, and lifelong friendships.
Brent Hanks provides actionable summer recruiting tips for student-athletes and parents, including analyzing team rosters, consulting with coaches, and proactive communication with college programs.
Brent Hanks explains what Recruit Me is and summarizes the seven steps to securing an athletic scholarship, covering topics like school selection, introductory emails, player profiles, and tracking communications.
Brent Hanks discusses the importance of including mid-major programs on college athletic recruitment lists, using examples from NCAA tournaments and personal anecdotes to show how these schools can offer better playing opportunities and fit.
Host Brent Hanks uses AI tool Grok3 to generate recruiting advice for high school sophomores, then critiques each point with practical insights from Recruit-Me's experience, emphasizing foundational steps like academics, college research, and skill development over premature exposure chasing.
This episode analyzes Facebook responses to a question about the best college baseball recruiting strategies, debunking myths like coaches automatically finding talented athletes.
This episode replays a past interview where host John Fugler and guest Brent Hanks discuss the importance of informal drive-thru visits to college campuses as part of athletic scholarship recruiting.
This episode provides six summer recruiting tips for student-athletes and parents, covering steps like contacting coaches, sending videos, following up, attending camps, touring campuses, and using podcast resources.
Brent Hanks explains the dangers of both over-recruitment and under-recruitment in college sports, using his son Parker's baseball journey and other athlete examples to illustrate how to find the right fit.
Brent Hanks analyzes a social media thread from SportsForce Baseball on common recruiting mistakes, using it to reinforce Recruit Me's DIY approach.
This episode provides junior year recruiting advice comparing AI-generated tips from Gronk3 with Recruit Me's expert guidance, covering academic eligibility requirements, coach communication strategies, highlight video creation, and college selection parameters.
This episode discusses the House vs NCAA settlement and its impact on college sports recruiting, covering changes like direct financial benefits to athletes, NIL regulations, and new roster and scholarship limits.
This episode provides advice for high school seniors on athletic scholarship recruiting, using insights from Grok3 AI and host Brent Hanks' expertise.
This episode continues an interview with mental training coach Paige Tons, discussing how she connects with families through social media and helps athletes with mental preparation for athletic scholarships and performance.
Host Brent Hanks introduces the podcast's mission to help families navigate athletic recruiting and scholarships, outlining the seven-step system.
Host Brent Hanks introduces the podcast and outlines the seven steps to obtaining an athletic scholarship.
Brent Hanks introduces the podcast's mission to help families navigate athletic recruiting and scholarships, outlining the seven-step system.
Brent Hanks discusses using high school years to secure a college sports contract, referencing a podcast and a personal memory.
Brent Hanks evaluates AI-generated recruiting advice for high school freshmen seeking athletic scholarships.
An interview with a father about his son's recruitment to play college football at Denison University, offering insights into the athletic scholarship process.
Host Brent Hanks interviews the president of Baseball Blue Book about a directory app for baseball players seeking college recruitment.
An interview with a former college basketball coach discussing NIL, transfer portal, and recruiting changes for parents and athletes seeking scholarships.
Interview with Jay Spoonhour about NIL and athletic department fundraising at Missouri State University.
Brent Hanks celebrates the 400th episode of the longest-running athletic recruiting podcast, offering advice on navigating the recruiting process and earning athletic scholarships.