About
I went through this process myself.
Zero offers out of high school. Walk-on, junior college, walk-on again, then a full scholarship. I know what the recruiting process asks of a family because I went through all of it with nobody helping me.
Who I am
I took the path most families are never told about.
I came out of high school with zero offers. I walked on at Georgia State, left for junior college to chase a scholarship, played two seasons there, and came out of it with Division II offers and exactly one preferred walk-on opportunity at Troy.
I took the walk-on spot. I earned a starting position at Troy as a walk-on, started more than half the season, and we won a bowl game and finished in the top 25 in the country. From there I earned a full scholarship to the University of West Florida, where I finished my career and graduated.
I did all of that with no help. Not one coach, in high school or college, got me a single offer. I figured out the recruiting process myself, years too late, and I still think about how much further I could have gone if somebody had shown me how it worked at fifteen instead of me piecing it together at twenty.
That is the entire reason this business exists. Talent is the entry fee — the players who get recruited are the ones college staffs know about, have film on, and have heard from more than once. No family should have to learn that the hard way.
The road
Every level, in order.
I show families this not because my career is the point, but because it is proof the map is wider than they think.
Where it starts for everybody
The path most families never hear about
Sun Belt Conference
In front of eighty thousand
2016
On the sideline, working the phone
Scroll to follow the road
In my own words
I wrote this out once, in 2024.
Nothing here is written for a website. It is the whole thing, as I posted it.
Hiram Velez
@hvo_o
‼️CRAZY STORY‼️
I went from 0 offers out of high school 👇🏽👇🏽
walked on at Georgia State University 👇🏽👇🏽
Left and went Juco to pursue a scholarship opportunity, played for 2 seasons and got D2 offers but only 1 PWO opportunity at Troy University 👇🏽👇🏽
Walked on at Troy and earned a starting position as a walk on, was a starter for over half of the season, won a bowl game while finishing in the top 25 teams in the country 👇🏽👇🏽
earned a full scholarship to play at The University of West Florida where I finished my college career & graduated with my bachelor's degree…
All with absolutely 0 help from anyone with my recruiting process. No coach from high school or college got me ANY offers.
I made the decision that I would play at the highest level in college and I did.. I made the decision that I would earn a scholarship to play college football and I did. I made the decision that I would finish the journey no matter what it took and I DID..
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Shout out to all the self made young men out there chasing your dreams. #KeepGoing
June 25, 2024118.3K views
Read it on XWhat I believe
How I work, and what I will not do.
Tell families the truth
Including when the truth is that a player is not a Division I recruit. A parent who hears an honest evaluation early can still act on it. One who hears what they want to hear runs out of time.
Exposure is work, not luck
Getting recruited is a process with steps, deadlines, and people who have to be contacted repeatedly. It is not a matter of waiting to be discovered.
Every level is a real option
Junior college, Division II, Division III, NAIA. I have played at several of these levels myself. The goal is the right fit, not the most recognizable logo.
The athlete does the work
I can open doors and prepare a player for what is behind them. Nobody can walk through them for him, and any service telling you otherwise is selling something.
That's my story. Let's talk about his.
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