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Kagan: I have lots of letters and emails about camps and school visits. Do these schools actually have interest in me or are they just looking for money?

BCP: Couple ways to answer that, but here is what is important. A college football camp is a good experience and more than using it as a recruiting opportunity, you should use it as an opportunity to learn new techniques, gauge the talent around you and learn something you did not know going into the camp.

Without more details, it is hard to tell if a schools has evaluated you or they got your name off a list from somewhere. Either way, it is not uncommon for a school to want to see a prospect in their camp.

If the school is providing a service, you are going have to pay for it. It’s just business. It’s not really “looking for money”, trust me, they will get the money. But, the experience as a whole is worth the bill (depending who you ask).

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Chase: Colleges are getting ready to start going around evaluating recruits. What do I do if I am leaving my current school next year and attending a different one next year? If I don’t play spring ball, I know the coach isn’t going to mention my name when scouts come around.

BCP: Easy answer, YOU HAVE TO PLAY SPRING BALL. No way around it. This is the most important time of the year for potential prospects. Not any more to it. YOU CAN NOT MISS SPRING FOOTBALL.  This is just like a job interview.  It’s a big audition that plays an important part of the recruit game.

“I know the coach [high school coach] isn’t going to mention my name when scouts come around.” Why would he? You are not contributing to the success of the TEAM. On the outside, it seems selfish and if he does know you are not returning next year, naturally a coach is going to spend his efforts and time promoting the kids who are busting their butts for each other on his team.