Mike James, publisher of TheMidReport.com, is my guest on this week's episode. Mike is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis and sheds light on one of the least understood aspects of FBS football, and that is recruiting to United States Military Service Academies.

1:48 - Start of Mike James interview
3:00 – How Service Academies are able to sign so many players
5:08 – How a Service Academy offer differs from other offers
8:01 – Challenges of recruiting to a Service Academy
18:34 – Reasons for Ken Niumatalolo’s success at Navy
23:29 – Recruiting 101: A parent’s perspective

A deeper dive on the intricacies of Service Academy recruiting: https://navy.rivals.com/news/understanding-service-academy-recruiting

Ep. 14: Service Academy recruiting with Mike James

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Ep. 14: Service Academy recruiting with Mike James

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