College Football Scholarships.

There are over 850 college football programs available to compete at within college football. Football is the number one scholarship sport at the college level with more full-ride scholarships than any other sport!

There are 248 NCAA D1 FBS & FCS schools; 170 NCAA D2 schools, 244 NCAA D3 schools, 85 NAIA schools, 68 NJCAA schools and 69 CCCAA Schools.

College Football Scholarships

How To Get A College Football Scholarship.

For most athletes and families, they believe that the recruitment process doesn’t start until maybe their senior or junior year, this could not be further from the truth. In order to get the best available players for each of their recruitment classes, coaches recruit well in advance. Recruiting athletes from as early as their freshman year of high school! Now, coaches are restricted from actually contacting you early in high school, but that doesn’t mean they can’t view your online profile, watch footage on you, add you to a recruitment board etc. This is why we recommend every single athlete creates a recruitment profile and makes themselves accessible as early as possible. The earlier you begin, the higher chances of being successful in the recruitment process.

If you don’t already have a FREE recruitment profile, you can create one here

How To Contact College Football Coaches.

Simply relying on your high school or club coach to find you a scholarship and ensure you have somewhere to play when its time to begin your college career, is a very dangerous game. You need to be proactive and make sure that the football coaches of your interested schools know that you exist and what you are capable of.

Find out what else you can do by following our tips.

How Are Football Scholarships Used.

Every college program differs on how they award football scholarships and how they evaluate players they are interested in. One thing that is very important to note is that every single college football team has way more players than they do scholarships. Coaches use scholarships to try and recruit the top talent for their team, whilst filling up the rest of the roster with what is know as walk-ons. These are players they are still a very important part of the team, however they do not receive any athletic scholarships.

Who Are The Best College Football Colleges.

Now this is more of a fun one and not something that is of major importance to your recruitment, however it is something we get asked quite a lot.

Here is a list of the best performing College Football programs over the last 10 years.

University of Alabama-Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson University-Clemson Tigers, University of Georgia-Georgia Bulldogs, University of Oklahoma-Oklahoma Sooners, Ohio State University-Ohio State Buckeyes, University of Central Florida-UCF Knights, University of Wisconsin-Wisconsin Badgers, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Nittany Lions, Auburn University-Auburn Tigers,University of Miami- Miami Hurricanes, University of Michigan-Michigan Wolverines, Texas Christian University- TCU Horned Frogs, University of Notre Dame-Notre Dame Fighting Irish, University of Southern California-USC Trojans, Michigan State University-MSU Spartans, Oklahoma State University- Oklahoma State Cowboys, Louisiana State University- LSU Tigers, Northwestern University-Northwestern Wildcats, Florida State University- FSU Seminoles and Stanford University-Stanford Cardinals.

*These are subject to change

Do You Know Your College Football Academic Requirements?

  • Know the NCAA and NAIA Rules and Regulations and all the rules that apply to you based on your current year of school.
  • Know exactly how coaches can contact you and how you can contact coaches. Its important to checkout recruitment calendars.
  • Know the Academic Requirements to be Eligible
  • Register with the NCAA and NAIA Eligibility Centers to be cleared for athletic scholarships.
  • Research which exams you must take and the minimum score requirements.

If you would like to receive assistance with any part of the recruiting process listed above, please use the links below to get in touch with a recruitment advisor.

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