Adam C. Mathieson, M.Ed., CAA

It has been a special day for Mathieson to conclude his 26th year of serving, mentoring and teaching kids after growing up in Eastern Washington rooting for the Hawks and going to games with his family in the Kingdome.

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The QB offer market is complicated to say the least. We verified the 2026 cycle across all 67 Power 4 schools and found 1,104 school-side QB "Official" offers. From our count, there were only 31 actual high school QB roster spots given. That is roughly 36 offers for every 1 real spot. And 39 of the 67 schools took zero high school quarterbacks. That is the first reality families need to understand. An "official" offer has value. It reflects evaluation and access. But it is not the same thing as roster allocation. The second reality is just as important. Many schools may still be acting in good faith when a QB board changes late. The problem is that quarterback recruiting is now one of the most volatile markets in football. A staff can genuinely like a quarterback in October. Then in December a coordinator leaves. A current QB stays. A transfer becomes available. A decommitment happens somewhere else. NIL priorities shift. The room changes. The board changes. Sometimes the literal night before signing day. That does not always mean the offer was fake. It means quarterback recruiting is a one-spot problem inside a moving market. That is why families cannot confuse interest with certainty. The serious question is not just, “Who offered?” The serious question is, “Who still has both the need and the willingness to give one of their very limited quarterback spots to you when the market tightens?” That is why QB recruiting is not a volume game. It is an alignment game. Offers matter. Timing matters. Roster structure matters. Development matters. Command matters. When the board starts moving, the quarterbacks who survive are usually the ones staffs feel most comfortable protecting. Visibility helps, but alignment is what turns recruiting attention into a real opportunity.

The QB offer market is complicated to say the least. We verified the 2026 cycle across all 67 Power 4 schools and found 1,104 school-side QB "Official" offers. From our count, there were only 31 actual high school QB roster spots given. That is roughly 36 offers for every 1 real spot. And 39 of the 67 schools took zero high school quarterbacks. That is the first reality families need to understand. An "official" offer has value. It reflects evaluation and access. But it is not the same thing as roster allocation. The second reality is just as important. Many schools may still be acting in good faith when a QB board changes late. The problem is that quarterback recruiting is now one of the most volatile markets in football. A staff can genuinely like a quarterback in October. Then in December a coordinator leaves. A current QB stays. A transfer becomes available. A decommitment happens somewhere else. NIL priorities shift. The room changes. The board changes. Sometimes the literal night before signing day. That does not always mean the offer was fake. It means quarterback recruiting is a one-spot problem inside a moving market. That is why families cannot confuse interest with certainty. The serious question is not just, “Who offered?” The serious question is, “Who still has both the need and the willingness to give one of their very limited quarterback spots to you when the market tightens?” That is why QB recruiting is not a volume game. It is an alignment game. Offers matter. Timing matters. Roster structure matters. Development matters. Command matters. When the board starts moving, the quarterbacks who survive are usually the ones staffs feel most comfortable protecting. Visibility helps, but alignment is what turns recruiting attention into a real opportunity.

Tom Brady shares the advice that changed his career and his mindset. He was at Michigan - he was only getting 2 practice reps while the starter got 20. He was complaining to sports psychologist Greg Harden: "How can I ever get better? All these guys get all the reps and I only get 2." Greg's response changed everything: "Just go in there and focus with the 2 that you got and make them as perfect as you possibly can." Focus on what you can control. So that's what he did. "They'd put me in for those 2. Man, I'd sprint in there like it was Super Bowl 49. 'Let's go boys! Here we go! What play we got?'" "I did really well with those 2 'cause I brought enthusiasm, I brought some energy, and I had a little more confidence in myself." You don't get what you want in life - you get what you earn. It starts with showing up and earning it every single day. "It went from 2 reps to getting 4 reps because those 2 were pretty good. Then I had 4 good reps. Then I got 10 good reps." You can always try to lead the team in effort, attitude, and perspective because it takes no talent. Then he shared the mindset shift: "Focus on what you can control. Focus on what you're getting, not what anyone else is getting. Whenever you get an opportunity, you take advantage of it. You treat it like it's the Super Bowl." Stop complaining about what you don't have. Dominate what you do. Opportunity doesn't care about fairness - it rewards how ready you are. (🎥PBD Podcast )