‘I was blindsided’: When recruiting goes wrong
In the ‘cutthroat’ world of today’s college sports, there is no shortage of cautionary tales.
High school players warm up prior to a high school soccer game Friday, April 11, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News Everything looked bright for Alice when she signed a letter of intent to play soccer for a Utah university. She couldn’t wait — and didn’t.
Her college coach encouraged her to graduate early to get a head start on her college career. What kid could resist such a proposal from her future college coach? It was flattering and exciting, and it was another indication that he valued her.
It seemed like a great idea at the time. It wasn’t. A few months later, the coach cut her from the team.
Just like that, Alice, who had been playing soccer since she was 3, was an ex-soccer player. Every athlete faces the day when his or her playing days are finished, but this was cruel. Her short college soccer career came with a steep price: She lost half of her senior year of high school.
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