The Salt Lake Tribune
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Football: Recruits should check out Rivals.com academy on April 5
Utah high school football players who have aspirations of playing college football -- at any level -- should keep Saturday, April 5, free on their schedule.

Rivals.com will host the Rivals.com Five-Star Academy at Cottonwood High School on that day. The event begins at 1 p.m. and runs to 4 p.m.

Admission is free and all high school football players and their parents are welcome to attend.

Basically, the free program allows potential recruits to get their questions about the recruiting process answered.

For instance, the following key topics will be discussed, according to a Rivals.com spokesperson:

What do certain types of letters mean from schools?  How do you handle telephone calls from schools? What are the rules for calls? What's an official visit? What's an unofficial visit?  How important are summer camps? What is a commitment?

Being successful in the classroom and making the right decision will also be discussed.

The keynote speaker is Joe Hornback, author of the book, The Next Level: A Prep's Guide to College Recruiting.

Also, Rivals.com will feature the prospects that attend the Five-Star Academy on its Web sites. Last February, more than seven million people checked out a Rivals.com site on signing day.

"It is one day of education that could change a high school football player's life forever," said Jeremy Crabtree, Rivals.com national football recruiting editor.

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