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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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.
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Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 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
In 2012, Justin Combs was accepted at the University of California, Los Angeles, on a $54,000 football scholarship.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Wheeler attended the University of South Carolina on a football scholarship and graduated in 1961 with a degree in journalism.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2025
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Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 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
In 2012, Justin Combs was accepted at the University of California, Los Angeles, on a $54,000 football scholarship.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Wheeler attended the University of South Carolina on a football scholarship and graduated in 1961 with a degree in journalism.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Football scholarship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/football%20scholarship. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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