Optimizing Your Recruiting Strategy

To optimize your recruiting strategy, understand your school’s place in the current pecking order. If you're a 1.5-star school, recruiting five-star players will be nearly impossible. If you're the only school in a state, such as Hawaii, use that to your advantage by targeting players who prefer to CFB 25 Coins stay close to home and bringing them in for a visit. Without solid ratings in important categories, recruiting highly coveted prospects can be challenging.

Use the "My School" tab to see how your program ranks in various categories. Once you learn what is important to your recruits, capitalize on your school’s strengths and address its weaknesses on the recruiting trail.

Recruiting Hours Explained

Recruits will narrow down their choices from open to their top eight, top five, top three, and finally to their commitment. Keeping your school in their favorites each week is key. Each player has different motivations for choosing a school, including:

Academic Prestige
Athletic Facilities
Brand Exposure
Campus Lifestyle
Championship Contender
Coach Stability
Coach Prestige
Conference Prestige
Playing Time
Pro Potential
Playing Style
Proximity to Home
Program Tradition
Stadium Atmosphere
Note that some prospects have deal-breakers, like minimum coach prestige or brand exposure, which can lock you out of CFB 25 Coins for sale recruiting them until these aspects improve.