For college recruits, the campus visit is a vital step.

No one’s committing to anything yet, but both you and the coaching staff are getting serious about determining if this could be the right fit.

With that in mind, here is a 4-step guide for recruits to navigate their college visits.

If you anticipate needing any form of financial assistance during college, it is crucial that you complete FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).

FAFSA is not just a form. It is a ticket that can help you reach your athletic and academic goals for college.

We’re addressing a topic on the minds of a lot of recruits: NIL

In Part One of our end-of-year 2024 D3 NIL recap, we dig in to the current state of D3 collectives to see how they’re adapting to changes in the NIL landscape.

Plus - the leading D3 conference for NIL deal compensation…

It’s college application season and time is of the essence.

So we’re cutting right to the chase.

Here are our guidelines to successfully navigate college athletics recruiting this Fall.

What recruits should:

🔴 Stop Doing

🟡 Be Patient with…

🟢 Keep Doing

Brad Breier is a former D3 baseball catcher who didn’t even start playing golf until after he graduated from Willamette University in 2015.

Flash forward 10 years later and he is building a powerhouse D3 golf program as the Head Men’s and Women’s Coach at Lewis & Clark College.

Here’s how he went from D3 Athlete to D3 Head Coach in a completely different sport.

Quinn Meinerz - the former D3 Student-Athlete turned Denver Broncos lineman - is not only one of the highest D3 NFL draft picks of all time, but recently signed a lucrative extension worth ~$80 million dollars.

So, how did a guy from a D3 school end up signing an $80 million contract in the NFL? Here’s the full story.

So a coach just told you they’re “offering you a spot.”

Sounds exciting, right?

But here’s the truth: in Division III, that word can mean a lot of different things depending on the school.

So today we are breaking down what a D3 “offer” actually is (and what it isn’t), including insights from current D3 coaches.

We found an interesting niche scholarship with an upcoming due date that we wanted to highlight for high school graduates in the class of 2025: The Tencent America Scholarship.

Why applicants will have a good chance to win one of the 10 $5,000 awards.

We wrote a weekly Scholarship newsletter series for 15 weeks.

Recently, we hit pause on the series for the Summer (we’ll get into why below), but before we do we wanted to share what we’ve learned from nearly four months of digging through college scholarship deadlines, requirements, and fine print.

Here are 10 things we found out that we wish every student knew about applying for college scholarships:

How one recruit went from zero D1 college offers out of high school, to a D3 basketball double-double machine, to a first-round 2025 NBA Draft prospect.

This is the story of Cedric Coward.

How Oglethorpe’s Laney Higgins signed 15 NIL deals (including one with lululemon) & raised $7,000 for charity using her D3 NIL proceeds.

This is Laney Higgins D3 NIL journey.

We’ve curated a list of book recommendations specifically for prospective college student-athletes aka High School recruits.

Not all of these books have something to do with sports, but they all will help you to better understand yourself and the world around you.

Thinking strategically about recruiting camps to help you spend your time and money wisely this Summer.

How to save your time and potentially save $100’s in the process…

We’re live from the 2025 NCAA D3 Men’s Basketball National Championship Game in Fort Wayne, Indiana!

Not sure what level is right for you?

In this post, we compare the NCAA D1 and D3 levels to give you a closer look at what each offers.

Plus, we spoke to a former D1 athlete who transferred to a D3 & summarized his insights for you.

This is a can’t miss full-tuition scholarship opportunity 🤫

Why are we sharing? Because there are few things we love more than helping D3 recruits & their families save money on college tuition.

Let’s dig into the details of what we found so you can apply before the application deadline.

Dan Arnold is a former D3 student-athlete (University of Wisconsin-Platteville) and NFL Tight End (2017-23) who is currently coaching football at his alma mater.

He joined us for a wide-ranging conversation in this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions.

Small College Basketball's 2024-25 Bevo Francis Award Watchlist is out!

These are the Top 30 D3 men’s basketball players this season.

Before he became an NFL mastermind, Washington Commanders’ Head Coach Dan Quinn played football himself.

But he wasn’t playing under the bright lights of Notre Dame or Ohio State. He was a dedicated dual-sport athlete at Salisbury University, an NCAA D3 school nestled on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

Now, he’s one win away from leading the Commanders to the Super Bowl.