FNF Coaches Podcast – Jacksonville State University Coach J.R. Sandlin

Jacksonville State University (Ala.) recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach J.R. Sandlin became a social media star through a series of Twitter posts in which he provided instructions to recruits with the hashtag #Recruiting101. Sandlin knows something about what college coaches are looking for. He worked as a recruiter at Alabama under Nick Saban for two national championship seasons in 2011 and 2012. He also recruited for Tennessee, Notre Dame and Central Florida.
Topics include:
How recruiting has changed during the prolonged NCAA dead period (2:30)
What he wants to see on a highlight or cut-up (5:30)
How to make a workout video verifiable (8:00)
How he invests a player’s character (12:00)
What questions a player should ask after receiving an offer (20:00)
The importance of playing multiple sports (32:00)
What he learned from his experience coaching under Nick Saban (42:00)

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