← Farm Journal · 2026-09-29

Carson-Newman Recruiting Visits: Host Your Athlete's Family Like VIPs

A calm barndo suite bedroom at Cedar Pond Farms where recruiting families stay near Carson-Newman University

A recruiting visit is a family decision dressed up as a campus tour. While your athlete walks facilities and meets the Eagles coaching staff, the family is quietly asking a second question: could we love coming here for four years? Where you stay that weekend is part of the answer.

Minutes from campus, memorable on purpose

Cedar Pond Farms puts you minutes from Carson-Newman in a luxury barndominium on a working Highland cow farm. Morning coffee overlooking the pasture beats a lobby breakfast bar — and when the official visit ends, the unofficial one starts: the two-acre catfish pond, the hens, the herd at the fence line.

Space to talk it over

The drive home is where families decide. Better: a farm porch that evening, everyone in one suite or one whole building, no hallway between the conversation. Full kitchens mean a real family dinner mid-visit — the kind of normal that steadies a big choice.

Give the recruit a story

Book the Premium Highland Cow Experience for the visit weekend — two hours in the field with our Scottish Highland herd. Recruits post it, teammates ask about it, and "the school near the fluffy cow farm" turns out to be surprisingly strong branding for a campus.

For coaches and coordinators

Recruiting weekends often travel in groups — our units run from suites for two to whole buildings sleeping twenty-two, and the farm coordinates arrival details directly with whoever is organizing. Talk to us about your visit dates.

If you would like more information about Cedar Pond Farms on pricing or want to schedule a tour please fill out our inquiry form here.

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