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The recruitment process for college sports can be quite hectic, as you experienced. It's important for high school students going through this process to consider the opportunities available with the growth of NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) and to carefully choose a college where they can grow and develop. It's also valuable to heed the advice to follow the journey and see where it leads you. Your experience of committing to a college, experiencing a coaching change, and then considering other schools is not uncommon. As you look ahead to the next three years of college, focusing on development, learning, and enjoying the journey with your teammates and coaches is a great approach.

Zan Fugitt | Wisconsin Wrestling

So, I think just coming to a a college and figuring out uh the people you want to be around um how you want to grow is just a little setback you have to face . My recruitment process was pretty hectic . I started out um committing to the University of Oklahoma and then there was a coaching change .

Zan Fugitt | Wisconsin Wrestling

So I I committed my junior year of high school and then my senior year there was a coaching change of high school and I decided to kind of look at other schools . Went on a couple visits and then uh found Madison, Wisconsin and decided to come here for somebody uh in high school looking at the recruitment process and kind of going through that . Uh one thing I would suggest is just in a way you kind of have to go with your gut .

Zan Fugitt | Wisconsin Wrestling

You have to uh take into those factors and and make sure you're always doing the right thing and it kind of makes it more important and keeps you accountable . As NIL keeps growing there there's more and more opportunities . I mean, I feel like the the easy example is kind of football .

Zan Fugitt | Wisconsin Wrestling

I mean, I feel like the the easy example is kind of football . You see a lot of money and and opportunities for for really good players to kind of go around . I know you see gymnasts and all sorts of NIL deals coming along, which is uh really cool um that it's growing and that athletes are getting paid .

Zan Fugitt | Wisconsin Wrestling

Some of the challenges I've faced uh just getting into the college room and kind of I feel like when you go to college, you have a little bit of a setback, especially your your first year um into college just cuz you're uh you have to come to a new place and and kind of figure out stuff on your own . So, I think just coming to a a college and figuring out uh the people you want to be around um how you want to grow is just a little setback you have to face . My recruitment process was pretty hectic .