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

Examples of football scholarship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

In fact, the couple's son Stephen rejected a football scholarship to Princeton University to attend the University of Arkansas, per The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. —Avalon Hester, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025

After a rugged childhood without electricity or indoor plumbing, Robertson earned a football scholarship to Louisiana Tech University. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 May 2025

Eventually, Deanna attended community college while Brett enrolled at the University of Southern Mississippi on a football scholarship. —Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025

Rhymes for football scholarship

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