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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Jackson received a football scholarship from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Willy has been in decline since losing the respect of his eldest son Biff, a once-promising high-school football star who fails his math requirement, loses his football scholarship, and discovers his father having an affair on the road.
—Soraya Nadia McDonald, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2026
Jackson attended the University of Illinois in 1959 on a football scholarship before transferring and graduating from North Carolina A&T College in 1964.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 17 Feb. 2026
Jackson was a star quarterback on the football team at Sterling High School in Greenville, and accepted a football scholarship from the University of Illinois.
—Sophia Tareen, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
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Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Willy has been in decline since losing the respect of his eldest son Biff, a once-promising high-school football star who fails his math requirement, loses his football scholarship, and discovers his father having an affair on the road.
—Soraya Nadia McDonald, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2026
Jackson attended the University of Illinois in 1959 on a football scholarship before transferring and graduating from North Carolina A&T College in 1964.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 17 Feb. 2026
Jackson was a star quarterback on the football team at Sterling High School in Greenville, and accepted a football scholarship from the University of Illinois.
—Sophia Tareen, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Football scholarship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/football%20scholarship. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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