We hear and read a lot about the highly sought-after prospects in the revenue sports of football and basketball. This site dedicates a decent amount of time and effort towards coverage of recruiting for both, with great fanfare when a player with multiple scholarship offers chooses the University of Connecticut.
But the roster would be incomplete without the additional players who make up the scout team. It is a role which requires a personality completely different from the players who have been aggressively pursued by college coaches since they reached their teens. It requires a selfless, hard-working type who can put 100 percent into preparing the team for games even if they may not see the field or court on gameday.