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[quote=Anonymous]I have a son who is wanting to learn more about being recruited for football -- though he's only in his freshman season right now so who knows how things will develop in the next few years. While we are encouraging his interests in reading up on the process, talking to former athletes from his HS (though after their college season), his coaches etc. -- here's one nagging question I wonder about from the parents' perspective. Say your son does well enough to get recruited with some kind of partial scholarship to a D1 school where he'd also be happy academically -- how is the experience for the ones who are not stars of the college team?

When you look at the rosters of the big SEC schools or schools like Michigan or Penn State -- the teams are huge and it seems like each guy was the top in his own high school -- lots of honors, state championships etc. Yet we know that many/most guys don't see playing time; they are relegated to the scout time/practice squad and are probably lucky to see playing time in the event of a huge blowout win or loss when the coaches want to protect the starters. What's the experience like for these guys and what keeps them going? I imagine they endure the same tiring practice schedule. Is it just the love of the game and the thrill of playing for 4 more yrs that keeps them going? Or are they really living in the hope that they'll get playing time here and there? Are they still seen as members of the team or are they treated as more expendable than say the 4 yr starting QB? Do starters hang out with the "rest" of the team?

I just feel like SO much time, effort and emotion goes into recruiting and with that there is no guarantee of getting to play as you don't know if you will be one of the emerging stars on the team -- and I'd imagine coaches aren't volunteering that they view you as 4th or 5th choice for a starting role. It almost doesn't seem "worth it" from my perspective if you kill yourself to get to the next level, get lucky enough to get there, endure grueling practices etc., only to be hoping on game day that you'll get to be on the field for one play.[/quote]

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