College Recruiting Weekly Podcast

College Recruiting Weekly Podcast

We teach college coaches how to communicate and tell their program's story to prospect student-athletes more effectively, and discuss the trending topics around one of the most important behind-the-scenes aspects of college athletics: Recruiting.

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Episode 224: What's the Right Ongoing Message to Our Committed Prospects?

April 17, 2026 • 52 mins
You're done recruiting - maybe even earlier than you thought! - and now the big questions are... - What do I do now? - What's my message to this class of commits? - How can I make sure they stay committed? - What's the best way to integrate my team with this new group, and start to engrain them into our team culture? Those were the questions one of our clients talked with us about, and we're going to let you listen in to hear our...
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Episode 223: What's the Future of NIL?

April 7, 2026 • 36 mins
On today's episode, Dan Tudor talks one-on-one with Bill Carter, the founder of NIL Forum and a university professor who specializes in understanding NIL and it's role in college athletics. In the conversation, Bill and Dan talk about: - The impact on NIL on college recruiting - What's gone wrong, and what's gone right - How will NIL look in the years to come? - Why NIL will continue to change recruiting To follow Bill Carter, or...
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Episode 222: Asking Your Prospect the Right Questions, and Giving Them the Right Answers

March 10, 2026 • 67 mins
On this episode, we talk to Bob Stocking, who is going to teach you something you probably didn't know you needed to know how to do: Asking the right questions of your prospects, and making sure you answer them in a way that communicates what you want, and why they should ultimately cho0se your campus. Bob is one of the lead trainers at Enliven Work, and internationally respected communication firm working with some of the to...
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Episode 221: The Case for Cultures Created by Coaches

February 16, 2026 • 48 mins
Do coaches create their culture? Or, does their culture dictate the actions by the coach? Every college coach and recruiter struggles with that idea, as well as the basic how-to aspect of defining, developing and fostering the right culture for his or her program. The culture topic is one of the most popular aspects of discussion around the idea of building a college program today, so we wanted to bring a coach on who has done a l...
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Episode 220: Rebuilding Your Program

February 3, 2026 • 54 mins
Why does this episode an important one? Because at some point in your college coaching career, you've either gone through a rebuild of your program, or you will in the future, or you are right now. Every coach - whether it's taking over a program you inherit, or face a rebuild of the one you've managed for years - goes through this process at some point. So on today's show, we talk to a coach who volunteered to open up about the ...
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Episode 219: Understanding the Mindset of the Parent of a Rising Athlete Prospect

January 12, 2026 • 45 mins
Ever wonder what's going on inside the mind of your typical student-athlete parent as their son or daughter goes through childhood? Today's guest did, and conducted some fascinating research to unlock what those parents really think - even when it comes to the college recruiting process. Chris Knoester is a Professor of Sociology at The Ohio State University, and shares his insights on today's show. The article on his research t...
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Episode 218: The Challenges of Recruiting and Roster Management

December 16, 2025 • 30 mins
Modern college roster management is already a challenge for coaches. Now, add in new roster limitations and the constant comings and goings of athletes through the Transfer Portal, and it gets even more challenging. But for some coaches, another wrinkle brings an additional layer of complexity: What happens when you change your recruiting game and end up with better incoming athletes than you have on your team? What do you do whe...
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Episode 217: Lessons From an Athletic Director Who Also Advises Rising Prospects

December 2, 2025 • 43 mins
As a follow-up to our previous episode, we continue the theme of learning insights about this new generation of college prospects from a college Athletic Director. Keith Mondillo is the longtime AD at Gwynedd Mercy University, and also started Keith Mondillo Athletic Recruiting Coaching which advises rising high school prospects who want to compete collegiately. So, obviously, he brings a unique perspective to the entire recruitin...
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Episode 216: Understanding the Blueprint to This Generation of Athletic Prospect

November 21, 2025 • 43 mins
Want to know what your prospects are thinking, and what priorities they are focusing on when it comes to going through the recruiting process? On today's show, we talk to the founders of Blueprint to Bluechip, Erin Sarles, and Thomas Roe. They work with athletes to bring them to a realistic outlook on what to expect when choosing a college program, how to create a good match, and assisting them in improving their overall self-conf...
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Episode 215: The Cheat Sheet for Landing Your Next Coaching Job

October 29, 2025 • 33 mins
Starting to think about making that next jump in your college coaching career? You're going to love this episode! We've had the chance to talk to athletic directors and head coaches about hiring their next leader of a program, and their key assistant coaches. They've told us what really matters when it comes to standing out versus your competition for that job, and on today's show we'll share those insights with you. The goal? G...
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Episode 214: Influencing the Influencers in Your Prospect's Recruiting Decision

October 14, 2025 • 27 mins
In the middle of the recruiting process, coaches usually have that "sit up in bed in the middle of the night" type of moment when they realize they haven't done a good job of contacting and recruiting the influencers in their prospects' lives: Parents, coaches and other outside voices. On this episode, we dig deep into the art and the science of figuring out who your prospect is listening to, and how to connect and communicate wit...
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Episode 213: Recruiting's Early Stage Priority: Feelings Over Facts

September 27, 2025 • 13 mins
On this episode, we talk about an important part of the stage as you begin the recruiting process. It's important to connect with your prospect first rather than jumping in with all of your stats, facts and selling points when it comes to your college and your program. Why? The feeling they have about you at first is way more important than the first facts they get told about. We talk about it today - and if you want to watch ...
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Episode 212: Lessons in Leadership and Program Building from Lance Von Vogt

August 26, 2025 • 39 mins
Are you a coach looking to build a successful program, while avoiding the mistakes that usually go along with that effort? Or, are you an Athletic Director who has the opportunity to grow a department and take it to new levels of competition and success? No matter which category you fall into, today's guest offers advice on doing it the right way. Lance Von Vogt is the retiring former men's basketball coach and outgoing Athletic ...
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Episode 211: The Art of Telling Your Prospect "No"

August 11, 2025 • 25 mins
It's our Season 11 premier of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, and we have a great conversation you're going to learn a lot from today. As much as we talk about your prospects telling you 'no' at some point in the recruiting process, we should also bring up the fact that there are many, many times when you as the college coach need to tactfully, ethically and honestly tell one of your prospects 'no' as you end your recruitin...
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Episode 210: Better Strategies for Integrating Your New Athletes Into Your Program

July 26, 2025 • 63 mins
Are you finding that it seems harder and harder to successful (and quickly) integrate your new first year and transfer athletes into your program? If so, you're not alone. Lots of coaches struggle with that task at the start of a season, and if it's not done correctly, it can lead to ongoing drama, a breakdown in your team culture, and athletes leaving your program. Have no fear, Coach! Help is on the way: Today, we talk to two ...
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Episode 209: Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger on the Big Changes Coming to College Sports

July 19, 2025 • 22 mins
On this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we talk to Ross Dellenger, one of the top voices covering college athletics and all of the changes happening on the legal, political and structural fronts. In this fast paced conversation, Dellenger talks about what coaches and athletic directors should be preparing for as several legal and political proposals make their way through the halls of Congress, as well as the cou...
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Episode 208: Two NIL Experts Speak - What ADs & Coaches Need to Know

July 14, 2025 • 76 mins
As NIL continues to spread and evolve throughout the college sports landscape, college Athletic Directors and Coaches are often left in the wake, wondering how all of this applies to them. Whether it's the NIL Collective associated with their university, or the ripple effects of the House Settlement, it can be confusing. On this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we talk to two experts on opposite sides of the NIL c...
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Episode 207: Six Key Recruiting Questions Answered

July 7, 2025 • 50 mins
On this episode, we go through a list of six great questions a college recruiting coordinator asked when it came to a variety of recruiting topics that are actually fairly common from coach to coach, and program to program. We'll walk you through the answers, and how to apply them to your program immediately so that you can see quick gains when it comes to the ease and efficiency in your recruiting plan. Do YOU have questions you...
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Episode 206: Gaining Efficiency and Effectiveness in Your Recruiting

June 20, 2025 • 57 mins
What a great episode we have for you! We got a question from a coach who felt he was struggling: Lots of time devoted to just assembling his recruiting list (40+ hours a week!) and a very low effectiveness rate when it came to getting athletes to commit to his program. Are there quick, relatively easy ways to change his outcomes? Or, is this just the new normal for coaches today struggling to get the attention of this generation ...
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Episode 205: Accurately Evaluating Your Own Recruiting Strengths and Weaknesses

June 16, 2025 • 37 mins
What are your recruiting strengths? What about your recruiting weaknesses? And, how can you accurately gauge them yourself? On this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we introduce a free tool to let coaches assess their recruiting approaches and put their answers up against the research we've gathered for over two decades. The result? Coaches get a clear idea of where they stand, what the suggested improvements migh...
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