Recruiting is the life blood of college athletics. Therefore it is natural and necessary for a lot of time and energy to be spent by coaches on securing the best athletes. Because recruiting is so important fans are very interested in how well their schools are doing on the recruiting front. This has led to the proliferation of many recruiting sites or services that rate prospective recruits as well as providing information on their recruitment. As college sports have become more popular (and profitable) the interest in recruiting has continued to increase. This is true for both men’s and women’s sports.
Recruiting primer on male and female sports
