Td On Rivals Main Recruiting Page

[Mean Green 93-98]

As North Texas looks for a resurgence, it all begins on the recruiting trail, and that trail is comprised of much more than football and 40-yard dashes. In a rare peek into a recruiting war room, Dodge breaks down the challenges that face a coach looking to build a program and import a system.

"I'm going into my second year, and probably the biggest difference (between high school and college) is that you're so much more responsible for the college player than you are the high school player," he said. "The high school player has mom or dad. At the college level, at least half of your team is away from home and they're still 18 or 20 years old. Your assistant coach-to-player relationship is so much more crystallized."

This has material I haven't seen anywhere else. Good quotes throughout.

Link to main recruiting page

Link to story

Link to photos at TD qb/wr camp

Edited June 19, 2008 by Mean Green 93-98

[Mean Green 93-98]

Bump - this is necessary reading

[filmerj]

Bump - this is necessary reading

Love to hear people say we are going in the right direction. nice find.

Edited June 20, 2008 by filmerj

[GoMeanGreen1999]

Good pub for sure if you are on the front page of Rivals.

[Charlie NT 73]

After reading the story, I liked Coach Dodge's concept of recruiting OL

players. Coach Dodge said, he recruits from the outside in, meaning

OT's are priority, that can become OG's. I never thought of recruiting

OL prospects in that order, but this concept makes more sense now.