In our USA Today recruiting column last Friday, Texas A&M-Commerce football coach Colby Carthel said: “I firmly believe there’s an appropriate college level for every football player, beyond high school.”

I 100 percent agree with Coach Carthel. So, if we’re right, you might be wondering why you haven’t locked up that college scholarship yet.

Well, here’s the reality … only 2 percent of high school athletes are “highly-recruited” athletes. Let me break that down, if there are 100 athletes in your district competing with you for scholarship opportunities, then two athletes in your district will be highly recruited.