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Football scholarship decision


Jun 28, 2021, 10:09 PM

You are a good high-school student who is also a very good football player who wants a great degree. You get full 4 year scholarship offers from a number of colleges with high academic. Some of these schools will likely have poor seasons for the next 4 years (e.g, Duke, Vandy). At these schools, it is likely you will only play 48 games to cover the scolarship. The other offers come from schools who are yearly national championship contenders under a 12 team playoff system. (E.g., Clemson, tOSU, etc.) This results in a possible 17 game season for 4 seasons or 68 games to cover the scholarship. Which should you chose?

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Jun 28, 2021, 10:41 PM

Depends on what you want to do in life and which schools have the major and program that can get you there. Football is passion but for 99% of players, it will be over by your 21st birthday but life will hopefully not be.

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Ahh, the juxtaposition of football goals and life goals.


Jun 28, 2021, 11:00 PM

I don’t think the two are mutually exclusive, however, as there will certainly be meaningful football and academic experiences in both situations.

I think it’s short-sighted to prioritize football, since chances are very good that the NFL is not in the athlete’s future. However, we can’t discount the tremendous value in playing for a winning program and the lifelong experiences that will be created by playing for such a program. There will certainly be an academic trade off in this situation, but that is minor if the “lesser” academic options are Clemson and Ohio State - both are great academic institutions. At either school, a good student will have many options available after graduation for just about any entry level job or graduate program.

With that said, a price can’t be put on an elite level education. A Duke or Vandy degree opens doors that most other degrees might not.

To make my final decision, I would need to know exactly what my career goals were. Is pro football a potential option? What majors am I considering? What career path do I plan on taking? And arguably most importantly, will the football program allow ample time for me to excel in my major in order to attain the job/graduate program I desire?

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Jun 29, 2021, 5:48 PM

Depends what their goals are in life.

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Jun 29, 2021, 5:53 PM

Is NIL in play?

Asking for a friend.

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