By: Chad Wilson – Editor – GridironStuds Blog Twitter: @GridironStuds In this day and age more than ever, the public as well as the media loves athletes with big personalities. Big personalities get big coverage and with that we all often get lied to. Display a big personality in these days and you are ratings […]
By: Chad Wilson – Editor – GridironStuds Blog Twitter: @GridironStuds The 2017 NFL combine just passed a week ago and for the last seven days, NFL football fans and the media personnel that play up to them have discussed the 40 yard dash times of the prospects ad nauseam. Yes, we all know the obsession […]
By: Jerry Williamson – Special contributor Twitter: @JerryRecruiting Instagram: @Jerry_RisingStars Jerry’s Bio: FIU alumnus, Talent Scout & Journalist for Generation Nexxt, Founder/Chief Executive for Rising Stars and Academic Mentor 2017 – marks approximately a decade worth of experience as an academic mentor finding student-athletes college placement (throughout the southeast region) as well as networking with […]
By: Chad Wilson – Editor – GridironStuds Blog Twitter: @GridironStuds Well gimmick may be a strong word even the wrong word but it’s an emotional word. It’s a word that likely got you to land your eyes on this blog post. Mission accomplished because if you are a prospect or the parent of one, I need […]
By: Scott Huntington – Special Contributor – GridironStuds Blog Twitter: @SMHuntington The number of concussion-related incidents in professional and youth football alike in the past decade has prompted ample concern. The media spotlight has been prominent as well. The discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the concussion-related ailment that many football players suffer from without notable […]
By: Chad Wilson – Editor GridironStuds Blog Twitter: @gridironstuds Maybe you saw it coming or maybe you didn’t but when you saw an up tick in offers to 10th, 9th and 8th graders in college football recruiting, you had to know there would be some consequences. What affect has the early offers to the youngsters […]