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NCAA Football 14 Recruiting Guide

10:44 AM - July 9, 2013 by RaychelSnr

This is a guest post from forum user JLoco11. Be sure to check him out on his arena page here on OS.

I did quite a bit of testing this weekend with recruiting and the skill tree to get an idea of how things will work when I do my normal dynasty (after the rosters are completed). I simmed multiple first seasons of dynasty with different level teams, progression rates and recruiting methods and gained a decent amount of knowledge in doing so.

Here�s a very early guide for those interested in some recruiting tips. As your skill tree changes, so will your need to choose different recruiting tactics.

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# 21 JLoco11 @ 07/10/13 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 4X49ER


	How are you doing this? I can't seem to figure it out.

Preseason recruiting... when you first access recruiting, you have the option to Create a Prospect or Skip to Recruiting.

That's the only time you can do it. If you skip to recruiting, you lock yourself out of creating a prospect.

# 22 JLoco11 @ 07/10/13 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Juce734


	Here are the things I have found so far with recruiting while playing as EMU. 1) It isn't as hard as everyone has made it sound. As EMU I have some 3 star recruits who I am leading on getting so far and up by over 1,000 points 4 games into the season. 2) There still aren't enough FB's. 3) It's so much more realistic than in previous years. 4) It is more fun this way than before. 5) The tips in the guide are certainly helpful.

4 games is early.... wait until the visits start. You will see 1500-2000 point swings on recruits.

And if you have to fight for multiple recruits, you will start running out of points quickly! That's when recruiting really begins. I had 2-3,000 point leads and watched that disappear during visits.

The guide wasn't built to say recruiting is hard, it's only hard in year 1 if you don't know the basics. Because it's very easy to fall into some recruiting traps that worked in prior years, but will put you behind the 8 ball here.

# 23 4X49ER @ 07/10/13 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JLoco11


	Preseason recruiting... when you first access recruiting, you have the option to Create a Prospect or Skip to Recruiting. That's the only time you can do it. If you skip to recruiting, you lock yourself out of creating a prospect.

Okay, I realize I'm going to sound stupid but I just don't see the option. Is it available in the online dynasty? Which menu is it under? I've looked in recruiting and seen things like the top 100, my school, pipeline states... but I don't see any creation options.

Sorry for the confusion, I'm at work right now but think I checked it over pretty thoroughly earlier.

# 24 JLoco11 @ 07/10/13 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 4X49ER


	Okay, I realize I'm going to sound stupid but I just don't see the option. Is it available in the online dynasty? Which menu is it under? I've looked in recruiting and seen things like the top 100, my school, pipeline states... but I don't see any creation options. Sorry for the confusion, I'm at work right now but think I checked it over pretty thoroughly earlier.

If you see Top 100, you're already passed the chance you had to make the recruits. It occurs the very first time you enter the recruiting module in preseason. If you skip that step, you will not see it again until the next pre-season.

Based on you seeing Top 100, Pipelines, etc.... you've passed that step and can't go back to it. You would need to progress to the next season, or start the dynasty all over again.

# 25 4X49ER @ 07/10/13 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JLoco11


	If you see Top 100, you're already passed the chance you had to make the recruits. It occurs the very first time you enter the recruiting module in preseason. If you skip that step, you will not see it again until the next pre-season. Based on you seeing Top 100, Pipelines, etc.... you've passed that step and can't go back to it. You would need to progress to the next season, or start the dynasty all over again.

Must've clicked through something too fast, I'll try it again next season. Thanks!

# 26 Brandwin @ 07/10/13 06:49 PM

Excellent write up. Thanks for the tips.

Is there tips on the coaching trees?

# 27 TomSellecksMustache @ 07/10/13 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Juce734


	I like the fact I can offer everyone a scholarship and of the guys who accept I can choose not to sign them.

didn't realize this was an option...that is awesome

# 28 jmaj315 @ 07/11/13 11:33 AM

how many WRs can I invite to visit without getting a competitive deduction? I would hope you say two.

# 29 thehoagster07 @ 07/11/13 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jmaj315


	how many WRs can I invite to visit without getting a competitive deduction? I would hope you say two.

You can do 2 with no deduction; 3+ is a deduction

# 30 thehoagster07 @ 07/11/13 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by DookieMowf


	Excellent write up. Thanks for the tips. Is there tips on the coaching trees?

The OS one is solid
http://www.operationsports.com/featu...ng-skill-tree/

# 31 14straight @ 07/13/13 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 4X49ER


	Okay, I realize I'm going to sound stupid but I just don't see the option. Is it available in the online dynasty? Which menu is it under? I've looked in recruiting and seen things like the top 100, my school, pipeline states... but I don't see any creation options. Sorry for the confusion, I'm at work right now but think I checked it over pretty thoroughly earlier.

You cannot create prospects for online dynasties.

# 32 jmarmyboy1 @ 07/14/13 07:33 AM

I have not tried multiple teams as the author of the guide has explained trying however I will point out that recruiting from a small school is much different then every before. I have Umass as my team, a one star who has only played one season of Division 1 ball prior to this years game. Clearly this school has no tradition or prestige but if you target the right type of players you can land the 4 and 5 star guys. Three examples, all of which I started targeting them when they were at less then 20%. The two 5 star are from New Hampshire and Maine so the advantage of proximity to home is clear however the 4 star is not local. I threw as many points to the recruit as I could so I would say that if you are going to go for "your guy" go all in. All three recruits are SPARQ top 100, ranked 9 (a top ten recruit) 12 and 19 including the number 5 and 12 ATH and number 2 DE. I will say the key is all points in but more importantly, with the small school you have to win. I am playing on Heisman, offense, defense and recruiting (great new feature) but my schedule strength was only a C-. Vandy was my only ranked opponent and they were quickly out of the top 25, as I said, you have to win to get a star player to look at you so I went for a weaker schedule to get wins. Additionally, I had level 1 coaches across the board so my team truly started at ground zero. I may not play in the National Championship but Boise State gets 5 star players and is considered successful by being a winner. I choose a 1 star to build and get hired to new jobs. Hope my experience will encourage you not to worry about a small school but I would say you have to win first or those recruits will not even look at you.

# 33 niggarachi @ 07/16/13 10:19 AM

Question... So if I'm down 1000-2,000 points on a recruit in week 5 should I panic and drop them off my board or do I still have a legit chance of getting them ?

# 34 BleedGreen710 @ 07/16/13 10:21 AM

Anyone know how to unlock a locked recruit? I have the skill but Im not sure how to activate it..

# 35 JLoco11 @ 07/16/13 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by niggarachi


	Question... So if I'm down 1000-2,000 points on a recruit in week 5 should I panic and drop them off my board or do I still have a legit chance of getting them ?

Depends on your school, and who you are recruiting against.

If you're a low level coach & low prestige team and you're fighting Bama, Ohio State, Notre Dame... then leave the recruit if that team is going after that player.

If you're a bigger school fighting a mid level school, you can make up some ground. Keep in mind, on campus visits can bring in 1,000 - 1,500 points with a good visit. That can get you back into the recruiting battle

# 36 The JareBear @ 07/16/13 12:33 PM

Once you get the hang of it it's pretty easy this year

# 37 StormJH1 @ 07/16/13 02:25 PM

So, is there a consensus on what people are doing with early vs. late visits? The in-game prompts definitely encourage you to schedule later, and show how you will get more points for a late visit. To me, this is counter-intuitive, and I think the author of the Recruiting Guide post is right when he says that you don't want to allow the recruit to visit a bunch of schools before you.

Perhaps it depends on the lock percentage? I suppose you need enough time to get the % up to 100, but you usually schedule visits as soon as they pass 50%, so that's hard to predict.

I've been trying it both ways to see what works and what doesn't. I think if there's nobody else close to you in the race, schedule early and get those additional points - you should have an insurmountable lead and lock him up. Conversely, if you're 1000 points back, might as well schedule a late one to hope you have closed the gap by then, and use the bigger pay-off to leap forward.

# 38 Strategizer @ 07/16/13 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BleedGreen710


	Anyone know how to unlock a locked recruit? I have the skill but Im not sure how to activate it..

You have to be close enough to the last place team, I believe. Check the skill in the tree to see the exact measurement.

# 39 BleedGreen710 @ 07/16/13 02:33 PM

If I have a big lead on the recruit, I will schedule the visit early and try to lock the other schools out. If I am behind I will do the same thing to try and prevent being locked out. If its a really close race, I will try to schedule late but I usually just pick my latest rivalry game since that gives bonus points anyway.

# 40 BleedGreen710 @ 07/16/13 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SA1NT401


	( landed the #4 class overall with ol miss which was odd).

Didn't Ole Miss have a top 5 recruiting class this past year?

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