football scholarship
noun
: an amount of money that is given by a school to a student to help pay for the student's education in order for the student to play football for the school
attending college on a football scholarship
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The California native, who spent part of his childhood in Hawaii as well as other parts of the country, received a full football scholarship to UM after graduating from high school in Pennsylvania in 1990.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
After his junior year of high school in 2013, Kelley, a standout safety for the Leander High School Lions, secured a football scholarship to the University of Texas at San Antonio.
—Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
The involved players — Gus Cordova, who had a Texas football scholarship pulled because of the incident and another teen, who has not been publicly identified — were suspended for two games before rejoining the team.
—Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 22 Oct. 2025
McVea was a standout running back and was the first Black player to receive a football scholarship to a major Texas school.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
After his junior year of high school in 2013, Kelley, a standout safety for the Leander High School Lions, secured a football scholarship to the University of Texas at San Antonio.
—Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
The involved players — Gus Cordova, who had a Texas football scholarship pulled because of the incident and another teen, who has not been publicly identified — were suspended for two games before rejoining the team.
—Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 22 Oct. 2025
McVea was a standout running back and was the first Black player to receive a football scholarship to a major Texas school.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Football scholarship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/football%20scholarship. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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