Among all the legends of high school coaching, Bill McGregor probably knows more about college recruiting than any coach in America. As head coach of perennial power DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, Coach McGregor has compiled a record of 279-40-3 with 18 championships in 29 years and has seen over 300 of his players advance to play at the college level. The 2004 NFL High School Coach of the Year, McGregor is considered a master at helping his athletes who want to play college football find opportunities to match their skills, whether it’s FBS, FCS or other levels of play. But McGregor realizes that most high school coaches don’t necessarily have the experience needed to make connections between players and college coaches or recruiters. “With the hundreds of colleges that have football programs, it can be very difficult for high school coaches to
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