Jonathan Oliphant

Blessed 🙏🏻✝️ • Tracy, Jack, Macie 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 • Coach’s Son • HC @ Lake Norman HS 🌊🏈 #TheLakeIsRising

[Jonathan Oliphant @CoachOliphant32]

Officially a girl dad 👧🏻🎀
Macie Jo Oliphant 💕
June 10th, 2022

[Jonathan Oliphant @CoachOliphant32]

TOLD YALL DOC WAS NEXT!!! LETS GO!!

[Doc Caldwell @Doc_Caldwell_]

After a great conversation with @DrewSwinney5 I am extremely grateful and honored to receive my first division 1 offer from Samford University!!
@SamfordFootball @Coach_Grass @TheLake_FB @CoachOliphant32 @CoachNeeley_ @Coach_Greene04 @CoachLasker75

[Mason Hefner | 2027 ATH @MasHef08]

📍@ClemsonFB Clemson Camp
🎥 INT + LB work + DB work
#AGTG @CoachTA44 @benboulware7

@TheLake_FB @CoachOliphant32 @Coach_Greene04

[Thailan_Bellamy @Thailan_Bellamy]

Had a great time at Wake Forest prospect camp showing what I can do. It was Great meeting @Dyrell_Roberts @CoachDickert | Went Undefeated in 1 Vs 1s 🏃‍♂️| learned a lot appreciate the opportunity| @Coach_Greene04 @CoachNeeley_ @CoachOliphant32 @TheLake_FB #AGTG

[Charlie Jones 2028 @charliejone41]

Looking forward to showing what I can do at @HerdFB this Friday 6/5!!! @CoachBradLambo @JonesMUFB @CoachOliphant32 @CoachT_Stone @Coach_Greene04 @TheLake_FB @CoachLasker75 @CoachNeeley_ @RivalsHS @nchssportspage

[Jonathan Oliphant @CoachOliphant32]

Good stuff here!

[Mike Rittelmann @MRittCGS]

🚨 Parents of High School Football Recruits

One of the biggest mistakes I see in recruiting is when parents try to take over the process instead of supporting it

College coaches are evaluating much more than film, statistics, and athletic ability. They are evaluating how a prospect communicates, handles adversity, interacts with others, and whether the family will be a positive fit within the program

Over the years, I have seen talented players miss opportunities because of poor communication, unrealistic expectations, social media issues, constant parental involvement, or simply a lack of understanding of how recruiting actually works

Some of the biggest mistakes parents make:

🔹 Speaking for their son during the recruiting process

🔹 Contacting coaches excessively

🔹 Treating camp invites as scholarship offers

🔹 Inflating height, weight, or testing numbers

🔹 Comparing their son to other recruits

🔹 Focusing too much on rankings and social media attention

🔹 Ignoring academic requirements

🔹 Chasing every camp without a recruiting plan

🔹 Becoming overly focused on NIL or one specific level of football

🔹 Creating unnecessary drama with coaches, programs, or teammates

A camp invite is not an offer. Rankings do not determine a player’s future. More camps do not automatically lead to more opportunities. And playing at the highest level possible is not always the same as finding the right fit

The best recruiting families:

✅ Allow their son to take ownership of the process

✅ Communicate professionally and respectfully

✅ Focus on academics as much as football

✅ Stay realistic about recruiting opportunities

✅ Trust the evaluation process

✅ Keep the focus on long term development and fit

Parents should focus on helping their son become the best student, athlete, and young man possible. Be supportive, be realistic, trust the process, and allow your son to take ownership of his recruitment

The families that navigate recruiting the best are usually the ones who stay humble, stay professional, and understand that recruiting is about finding the right fit, not winning a popularity contest

🏈 At the end of the day, the goal is not to win recruiting.

It is to help your son find the right school, earn a degree, continue playing football, and create opportunities that will benefit him long after his playing days are over

[Mason Hefner | 2027 ATH @MasHef08]

After a great conversation with @CoachP_Irish90 I am honored to receive an offer from @hupirates_fb!! #AGTG

@TheLake_FB @CoachOliphant32 @Coach_Greene04 @FB_DBcoach55 @CoachLasker75 @CoachNeeley_ @JChambersLKN @Qual4403

[Jonathan Oliphant @CoachOliphant32]

Embrace the 🎯

[Charlie Jones 2028 @charliejone41]

Had a great time at @UKFootball showing what I can do. It was Great meeting @CoachBateman @CoachWick173 and @JacksonSchulz29. | WENT UNDEFEATED IN 1on1s🔒 (1 pick 2PBUs) | RAN A 4.59-40 ⏱️ | @TheLake_FB @CoachOliphant32 @CoachT_Stone @Coach_Greene04 @RivalsHS @CoachLasker75 @CoachNeeley_

[Charlie Jones 2028 @charliejone41]

I’ll be at @UKFootball on June 1st!!!
Looking forward to playing on the same turf my dad did!!! @ChadWilt @CoachBateman @CoachGibson_ @jerretmcelwain @BlakeMicek @CoachOliphant32 @CoachT_Stone @Coach_Greene04 @TheLake_FB @CoachLasker75 @CoachNeeley_ @RivalsHS @RowlandRIVALS @ChrisFisherKY @nchssportspage

[Mason Hefner | 2027 ATH @MasHef08]

Great time competing at ECU’s Mega Camp today. Appreciate all the coaches and the opportunities. #AGTG
@HankinsJordon @ECUPiratesFB @CoachBlauser @CharlotteFTBL

@TheLake_FB @CoachOliphant32 @Coach_Greene04

[Reed Joyce | 2027| LB @ReedJoyce27]

Had a great time at @LRBearsFootball camp. Thank you to @NickVagnoneLR for the great coaching. Can’t wait to start summer ball tommorow morning!!
@coachSocha @CoachO_13
@CoachOliphant32 @TheLake_FB @Coach_Greene04

[Jonathan Oliphant @CoachOliphant32]

Love to see it!

[Memphys Barb @Memphys_Barb85]

After a great conversation with @Coach_Luvara I am honored to have EARNED an offer from Hampton-Sydney University!!!

@CoachOliphant32 @CoachLasker75 @CoachNeeley_ @Coach_Greene04 @CoachJohnsonLN @TheLake_FB @Qual4403

[Jonathan Oliphant @CoachOliphant32]

Solid day yesterday @WeKoPa 🏜️

[Jonathan Oliphant @CoachOliphant32]

@tpcscottsdale did not disappoint! Day 2 ✅

[Jonathan Oliphant @CoachOliphant32]

@TroonNorthGC was amazing! Day 1 ✅

[Lake Norman Football @TheLake_FB]

We don’t say THANK YOU enough! To all the men & women who have served this great country, THANK YOU! You have given us the freedom to play this game that we love! 🫡🇺🇸

[Tom Lemming @LemmingReport]

Stopped by Lake Norman, HS, NC this afternoon to visit with 5* 2028 QB Kaden Craft 6'5" 210. Super strong and accurate arm, exceptional when extending plays and can run a 4.5. Dual threat who keeps his eyes down field and is deadly when hitting moving targets.@kadencraft07

[Trost @TrustTrost]

Nobody wants to say this out loud:

Nearly 1 in 3 college athletes quit, because they lose passion for the game.

Many quit after the first year, because once they get there they realize the sport has become a job.

And while everyone glorifies the NCAA transfer portal, nearly 80 percent of student athletes who entered last year never found another school and “retired.”

Social media has sold kids (and their parents) the dream that “D-I or bust” is the only path that matters.

It’s not.

JUCO. NAIA. D3.

Those levels can change lives, too, by opening doors you’d never imagine.

If you want to play, there’s a place for you. Sorry to say this, but playing in college is no longer a flex.

Finding the RIGHT fit - not the flashiest one for clicks - is.

Don’t let the ego block a road.

Remember: Not every great sports story starts on ESPN or a post on social media.

#MoreThanJUSTGames #IHSA

[Charlie Jones 2028 @charliejone41]

Great time at @CoastalFootball this morning!!! #GOCHANTS👌@CoachNGilbert @CoachBenado @CoachOliphant32 @CoachT_Stone @Coach_Greene04 @TheLake_FB @CoachLasker75 @CoachNeeley_ @RivalsHS @ChadSimmons_

[FarrellPromotions @FarrellPromo]

Offer update!

Lake Norman HS (NC) WR/DB Noah Jacobsen received a Preferred Walk-on offer from Duke!

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