FISHHEAD Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 15 minutes ago, PatrickBateman said: How many terrible punters and kickers play college football? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 How to get a scholarship as a kicker by Mike Farley | Nov 9, 2022 | Advanced Training In short, “you ain’t getting one.” Sorry to be so blunt, but hear me out… there’s better news below… 7% of all high school football players will go on to play football in college (any college). It’s not that more of them couldn’t find a school to play for; most high school seniors simply don’t want to commit to what it takes to play at the college level. But if that’s your goal (and why shouldn’t it be) then you want to do everything to be a part of that 7%. Thing is, most high schoolers only think about “getting a scholarship” at a DI school. It’s intoxicating… but roughly 20% of those few athletes will get some kind of athletic scholarship to play (that’s 2% of all high school players). Are your skills in that top 2%? There are 242 D3 non-scholarship football programs in the country (254 NCAA D1 & 169 D2 schools). But, you want the scholarship… so are you after a full ride that covers tuition, room & board for four years? Or any partial scholarship that covers some of the expenses? Getting a scholarship for $10,000 to cover tuition for a university that costs $40,000yr. is helpful, but is it better than the opportunity to play at a DIII school that costs $10,000 for the year? Understand, almost all of the 254 D1 school have a kicker and punter on scholarship on their team, but how many full rides do you think are awarded to a kicker, “fresh out of high school” in any given year? I don’t know for sure, but figured that perhaps 30 high school kickers in America would be offered a “full ride” scholarship. So, I asked around to college head coaches I know at all three levels, and the response I got was even less… most seemed to think between 5 and 10 total. Not what you wanted to hear? The route most likely for “scholarship potential” specialists is to be offered what’s called, “Preferred Walk-On Status”. Now that’s a Used Car Salesman’s pitch if I’ve ever heard one! But, it’s how it’s done. A kicker comes in and gets a locker and his name on a jersey, but no guarantee that a scholarship is headed his way. If you perform well, and earn the starting spot… and then perform in front of a D1 crowd well, perhaps half way through the season, you will be given what you seek. For most, it’s not until their sophomore season that they get the offer, if it ever comes. Plenty of the kickers who enjoy high school “Signing Day” are simply signing a letter of intent to play at a particular school. It’s a signature and a neat ceremony, but sorry mom and dad, it’s unlikely that there’s any money behind the offer. Why? What about all of the high profile QB’s, RB’s and DE’s who sign? What about all the Parade All-Americans and the national kicking showcase winners? The truth is, Division I and II universities aren’t eager to offer a full ride to a kicker or punter until they have proven their on-field-in-front-of-a-crowd ability — and that means if a scholarship is to be had, it’s likely to come mid-way through your freshman season or not until the following season — that is, if you won the starting job… and if you happened to handle pressure-filled opportunities well. Earning THAT scholarship IS a big deal! But you can see how remote that might be. That’s not to say you don’t work for it. Do so. It would be awesome. Truly awesome! But you need to judge what your reality is likely to be. The goal is to PLAY in college. Not sit the bench or hope that the guy in front of you gets hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jimmy Hoffa Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 14 hours ago, Jimmy Hoffa said: Tennessee Michigan Washington 💥 💥 💥 It's going to be a good year men, I can feel it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjt Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 Big 10 beats the SEC in both playoff games Fuck Houston. Move Michigan v Washington game to Pasadena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Chapo2017 Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 1 hour ago, Jimmy Hoffa said: 💥 💥 💥 It's going to be a good year men, I can feel it. Nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Chapo2017 Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 1 hour ago, rjt said: Big 10 beats the SEC in both playoff games Fuck Houston. Move Michigan v Washington game to Pasadena Texas is in the BIG 12... Quit making up.ignorant bullshit...:smfh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHHEAD Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 3 hours ago, rjt said: Big 10 beats the SEC in both playoff games Fuck Houston. Move Michigan v Washington game to Pasadena Enjoy the all BIG TEN title game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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