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5 reasons to have Big Ten football played in the spring

By Rees Woodcock

DETROIT, MI - DECEMBER 28: A detailed view of the Big Ten logo painted on the field prior to the Quick Lane Bowl between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Central Michigan Chippewas at Ford Field on December 28, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. Minnesota defeated Central Michigan 21-14. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - DECEMBER 28: A detailed view of the Big Ten logo painted on the field prior to the Quick Lane Bowl between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Central Michigan Chippewas at Ford Field on December 28, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. Minnesota defeated Central Michigan 21-14. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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BLOOMINGTON, IN – NOVEMBER 10: The Big Ten logo on the field at Memorial Stadium before the game between the Maryland Terrapins and the Indiana Hoosiers on November 10, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, IN – NOVEMBER 10: The Big Ten logo on the field at Memorial Stadium before the game between the Maryland Terrapins and the Indiana Hoosiers on November 10, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images) /

3. Recruits can get noticed more

It would be nice to have high school football in the fall and college football in the spring. This would make life a lot easier for many people. I have already mentioned that it would free up a lot of the high school athlete’s schedule.

Having college football in the spring would also help more high school football players get noticed.

College coaching staffs are preparing their team each week. Most of the time, coaches don’t have a lot of leeway with their schedules to go visit players when the team is in-season. I would imagine with the way the process works now, a lot of kids get lost in the mix because coaches don’t have a chance to actually go watch the player in a game.

With college football in the spring, college coaches would be able to head to high school football games and do some scouting. They can see a breakout star who isn’t in the top 2000 nationally but has tremendous upside. This isn’t happening nearly enough.

I think it would be a huge benefit to many high school recruits if college coaches weren’t tied down during the fall. They could talk with the coaches and actually interact with them. They could get noticed when they weren’t previously on the radar. This would help the recruiting world tremendously.

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