New flight makes recruiting easier

By Clark Goble

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The establishment of an American Airlines direct flight from Dallas/Ft. Worth to Manhattan this August will be beneficial for Kansas State in recruiting, coach Bill Snyder said Monday.

“In the past, it’s been difficult to get youngsters in here without a great deal of travel time,” Snyder said. “It’s a major plus for us. Hope we hang onto it.”

Snyder also said he had seen lots of changes in general recruiting since his return from retirement. The effect of the Internet and recruiting services started coming into play more. He said he received 300 messages on his BlackBerry every day about potential recruits.

“Everybody is out there. There’s nobody who’s hidden,” Snyder said. “There are really no secrets in regards to who’s a viable, recruitable young individual.”

It also allows coaches to view a player’s highlight tape at their own leisure instead of having to wait a couple of weeks for the tape to be delivered.

“Schools have made the offers of thousands of scholarships to these young guys at very, very early ages before they’ve even gotten to their senior or junior years of high school,” Snyder said.

Snyder said he thought that at least half of the colleges in the nation were probably approaching their 25-scholarship limit for next year’s recruiting class, a change from the past. The Wildcats are also close to filling their recruiting class.

“I’ve never been in that position in my life,” Snyder said.

— Edited by Jonathan Hermes

Comments

matt58705 (anonymous) says...

KU isn't mentioned once in this article. Kansan fail.

October 27, 2009 at 1:34 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

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