New Prospects and the Players

The University of Mississippi has one of the best recruiting teams in the SEC. They have worked hard this past semester with potential prospects in hopes of recruiting them for the Ole Miss football team. It is not only important for the recruiters to get along with the potential prospects, it is vital that the players already on the football team make them feel welcomed. Brandon Wenzel, head of the football recruiting department, made his comments known about how important recruiting is to Ole Miss.

New Prospects and the Players

The University of Mississippi has one of the best recruiting teams in the SEC. They have worked hard this past semester with potential prospects in hopes of recruiting them for the Ole Miss football team. It is not only important for the recruiters to get along with the potential prospects, it is vital that the players already on the football team make them feel welcomed. Brandon Wenzel, head of the football recruiting department, made his comments known about how important recruiting is to Ole Miss.

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The Recruiting Team

In the last blog posted, the routine of the prospects on game days was mentioned. No one really understands how important it is for the University of Mississippi to have a good recruiting team. It is up to the recruiters to convince potential prospects that the university is the best possible choice for them, and that it is the place that will help them further their potential future careers.

The football recruiting department of the University of Mississippi is headed by Branden Wenzel. He is in charge of overseeing all of the potential prospects who's information is sent in to the university. Wenzel aslo oversees the student workers who work with the athletics department as their work study. The student workers are in charge of logging in prospect game tapes onto the prospect website, double checking all of the prospect's information, and working with the prospects on game days when they come to visit.

The recruitment team here at the University of Mississippi is a central part to the football team. Without the recruitment team, the football team would cease to exist. There would be no bowl games and no competitive atmosphere that the fans enjoy so much. That is why it is important to support the recruiters and the football players during game days. By working as hard as they do, they are able to make game days at the university more enjoyable for everyone who comes to watch a good game of football.

Ole Miss Football Recruiting (1st post)

Kaitlin Howell
11/7/10

Recruiting New Rebels

 The Ole Miss football team has had a rocky season so far. With some senior players injured, there have been instances where a freshman team member has to take over their spot. It is vital that these freshmen members are qualified to play football and that they are at Ole Miss because they can truly play the game.

Before deciding on where they want to play football, each prospect visits colleges where they are invited to come see the school and the school's football team. The prospects that come visit Ole Miss always come on a game day a few hours before the game actually starts. They are taken on a tour through the Ole Miss Indoor Practice Field as well as being able to be on field during the Pre-Game to watch the players warm up. They are then escorted to their seats, and then they get to enjoy the game.

This past Saturday, only 80 prospects came to Ole Miss where in the past few games there have been up to 175 prospects. More prospects seem to come when Ole Miss is playing a college that is more of a rival to them. With the Mississippi State game coming up in a few weeks, the recruiters at Ole Miss are already preparing for a big crowd to show up.