High School and College Football Rankings

In addition to the academic demands, expense and a family’s budget are important factors to consider when enrolling for college. Some students who are talented players in sports, such as football, aim for a spot in a school’s sports programs. Try outs and assessments start in high school, in football as well as in other sports. For all involved in high school football recruiting, therefore, information on college football ranking and other important details.

Football is a competitive team sport, where the goal is to score points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. A regulation game of football is divided into 15-minute quarters.  However, games usually extend to three hours. This is because the game-clock, which displays the total amount of time left in each quarter, is stopped whenever the ball is not in play.  Each quarter ends whenever game-clock reaches zero. Any uncompleted play going on as the clock is winding down will be played out until its resolution.

The primary system of scoring is by way of touchdown. A touchdown is accomplished when an offensive player brings the ball across the goal line and into the other team’s endzone.   It is worth six points. Another way is by having their designated place kicker kick the ball (otherwise known as a "field-goal attempt) from the position of the ball at the end of the last play. The ball is kicked through their opponents' goalpost, and the kick is three points.

The offensive team can score additional points after a touchdown by either kicking the ball two (college football allows for three) yards from the defense's goal line through the goalpost, to score what is known as a point-after-touchdown (PAT). This is worth one point. The team can otherwise try another play two yards from the defense's goal line, and attempt to advance the ball into the endzone for two more points.  This is called referred to as the two-point conversion.

It is very important to be as professional as possible during high school football recruiting. All received emails and letters from schools should be considered, even if they are not part of the top colleges or first in college football ranking. Coaches who don’t receive any response from letters will naturally assume the student is not interested. Cultivate and maintain respect for all involved as much as possible. There may be no second chances when making first impressions with college coaches and administrators.

Fortunately, the Internet has proved to be a useful venue for both athletes and coaches looking for new talent. There are many websites and online forums wherein students and scouts can come together and interact on things such as high school football recruiting and college football ranking. D1Athletes is an online community wherein athletes and coaches alike can share and exchange information they need. D1Athletes offers them a place to build an online presence and gain important public exposure.