Recruiting, Integrity, Keeping Your Word and Ray-Ray McCloud

CLEMSON – The process of being recruited to play for a big-time college football program can be an exciting time for a young player and his family, with college’s providing the chance at a college education and maybe even the opportunity to one day play in the NFL.But there’s also the dark side, when recruits are called and receive texts day and night from scouting services and recruiting writers, and the days after an official or unofficial visit are an endless stream of someone wanting the next piece of information or nugget. Involved in that process? Rumors and half-truths and bad information, and sometimes that can lead to hurt feelings and misunderstandings and family angst.All in the name of hits and being the first to report something as fans demand to know what a prospect does with every single minute of his life.In the next ten days or so, Ray McCloud, Jr., will help his son and 2015 Clemson commit Ray-Ray McCloud move into Clemson to begin his college career, and you would think that for a few days or weeks he could leave recruiting behind. Right?Wrong.McCloud endeavors to help college prospects with recruiting trips, helps them connect with coaches and teach them life lessons, and he has another son named Jordan who is a rising freshman at Tampa (FL) Sickles and is just beginning his immersion into the recruiting process.McCloud works with an organization called Unsigned Preps. Unsigned Preps is designed to assist high school student athletes obtain admission into college. The organization is built on positioning exposure, education, community service and consulting as the keys to effectively producing well-rounded student athletes that flourish on college campuses.McCloud knew that his work with the organization could cause some issues with his son’s recruitment, and he told Clemson head coach Dabo SwinneyDabo SwinneyHead CoachView Full Profile a full three months before Ray-Ray’s commitment announcement last July that Ray-Ray would be a Tiger. He gave his word, but also let Swinney know what was on the horizon.

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Recruiting, Integrity, Keeping Your Word and Ray-Ray McCloud
Source: TigerNet Clemson News