There’s so much more to playing college football than just the Power 5 Conferences at the Division I FBS level.
Sure, most youngsters that love football grow up as fans of one of the schools at that level whether it is the Longhorns, Aggies, Sooners, or whomever. That’s understandable. They are on television every week and have huge alumni bases that pack their gigantic stadiums every Saturday.
That’s why so many high school prospects dream of playing at that level and running out of one of those tunnels. There’s nothing wrong with that.
What’s important is that once you get to high school you need to realize that if you are not going to be the type of truly elite athletic prospect that gets offers from those types of schools that there are plenty of other dreams that are still out there and available.
The dream of getting to play football for four more years. The dream of getting scholarship money in exchange for playing football in college. The dream of using football to get accepted to a school that otherwise wouldn’t have admitted you.
And sometimes, if you’re lucky, you can get all those dreams in one. Consider the email the guys at GoBigRecruiting.com got from Jeff Kiely, the father of Will Kiely, a defensive lineman in the Class of 2017:
Just a note of thanks for all your help during my son’s recruiting process. Your service is far and away the best value for effectively and efficiently gaining exposure to college coaches at all levels. My son had his profile and highlight tapes reviewed by the schools he was interested in, and he was fortunate to receive 10 offers! He recently signed with William & Mary, and we can’t wait to cheer on the Tribe for the next 4 years – Go Tribe!
How cool is that?
Will received a full ride to a great academic school, in an awesome area of Virginia, and gets to continue to compete at a very high level in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) at the Division I FCS level. That’s the same conference that produced FCS National Champion James Madison in 2016!It may not be FCS. It may be Division II, NAIA, or Division III. That’s different for every prospect.
What’s not different is that no matter what level you talk about there are chances to keep playing, get money, and go to an awesome school academically.
You just must make sure that all those schools know about you so that you have as many options as possible.
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