Back to the NCAA Newsfeed

Are Scholarship Offers to 8th-Grade Recruits Really Necessary?

We're at the time of the recruiting period where one question in particular never disappoints in pumping up the new-school crowd and being a kick to the gut of old-school traditionalists. And this time, that question is re-established courtesy of new Miami head coach Mark Richt.

When is it too early to offer a football player?

Tuesday, 2020 quarterback Harrison Bailey of Powder Springs, Georgia, reported his first offer from Miami. The same day, fellow 2020 quarterback Max Johnson of Bogart, Georgia, claimed an offer from Miami, as well.