A short YouTube video (creator: Trenton Luera) giving recruiting advice about why grades matter for college football scholarships. The speaker argues that most programs won't offer full athletic scholarships, so maintaining a high GPA (notably ~3.5) helps maximize academic scholarships, reduces out-of-pocket cost, and makes a recruit more attractive to coaches. The clip also offers a free spreadsheet of '6000 plus college coaches' via DM and contrasts outcomes for students with ~3.5 vs ~2.5 GPAs.
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December 16, 2023
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This is the main reason that allowed me to go from high school backup quarterback to college football quarterback with 25 plus scholarship offers. First, if you want a free spreadsheet with 6000 plus college coaches, emails DM me the word grades and I'll send it to you. Everybody knows grades are important, but here's the real reason why you should focus on them more than you even do now. It's because most college football programs aren't going to offer you full athletic scholarships. You need to make sure that your grades are above a 3.5 GPA because if you do, then most likely you're going to max out on your academic scholarship. This will make you pay less out of pocket when you go to that school and more likely to even receive a scholarship. The school does not have unlimited athletic money, so so if you use up less athletic money than other kids, they're probably going to offer you so they can offer more kids in general plus you're just more likely to commit. On the other hand, there's the kid with a 2.5 GPA who isn't going to get any academic money. So with that they have two options. Option A throw all the money they can at him and help you commit. Or option B, just get a kid with similar talent and just get them for cheaper. Most coaches are just going to take option B, so be sure to keep your grades up so you don't end up like option A. Follow for more recruiting tips like this.