Attn: CenTex 2018 Prospects!

If you are a 2018 prospect (an upcoming junior in high school) in the Central Texas area, there is no better time to act with a sense of urgency to get yourself recruited to attend college as a student-athlete. Traditionally and historically, a prospect's junior year is what sets him apart from other prospects to college football coaches and scouts alike. Here are a few tips to help you get yourselves better noticed both during and following your junior year on the gridiron:

• Shoot for nothing below Honor Roll status in the classroom. 
• If you have made any C's or lower in any of your core courses, try and retake them ASAP. You will not be able to do so in your senior year (new NCAA academic rule). Remember the saying, you cannot "C" your way to a Division 1 scholarship. 
• Get a new copy of your unofficial transcript from your high school counselor every semester and hold on to it!
• Register to take your SAT/ACT tests as many times as you need to. 
• REFRAIN FROM ALL FORMS OF FOOLISHNESS BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD! 
• Be careful with the content of your posts on social media. 
• YOU MUST BE DOMINANT AND CONSISTENT AT YOUR RESPECTIVE POSITION ON THE FIELD (a big play machine)! 
• It doesn't hurt if your team makes a deep run in the playoffs, if not win a state championship. The longer you play, the more your name can possibly be mentioned as a serious prospect. 
• Keep your film updated online where they can be viewed publicly (i.e. Hudl, YouTube, etc.). 
• Let your "Fall season" film sell you more than any other events that take place in the Spring and Summer. Your film will prove how much of a true baller you really are! 
• Regularly post your highlight film link on various social media outlets in order to get more college coaches' attention. 
• SHOW UP BIG, IN BIG GAMES! 
• NEVER CEASE TO WORK HARD, ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE OF TEAM ACTIVITIES!

Former Austin Lake Travis quarterback Garrett Gilbert

Former CenTex standout Garrett Gilbert (Austin Lake Travis, '09) had a sensational junior year for the Lake Travis Cavaliers in which he passed for 4,827 yards and 49 TD's. More importantly, he lead his team to a state championship victory and was known as a prospect that could make all the throws while displaying great leadership skills and decision making on the field. He was also an honor student. Before signing with the University of Texas, he played in the Under Armour All-American game and was named to both the Parade & USA Today All-American teams, feats that were mostly accomplished based off of his junior year on the field.

Gilbert's high school film link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPYdfi-ep74