In the ever-evolving, complex relationship between the NCAA and recruiting, showcase events have risen to top as one of the most useful tools for athletes and programs alike to find one another.
So, not surprisingly, the NCAA is working to build an acceptable set of guidelines to police these type of events.
Last year, the Northwest Best Showcase, hosted at Madison High School, featured 375 of the Northwest's best athletes competing in front of 21 college football programs ranging from elite FBS schools to the NAIA level.
The one-day event led to approximately 50 scholarship offers and helped put several area athletes on the map.