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
The local university — Clemson — offered him a football scholarship to play receiver.
—
Becky Sullivan, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
In the fall of 1951, Augie enrolled a Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, after receiving a football scholarship.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Then, just before Grant was ready to sign with Yale on a football scholarship, his hometown school called.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
The 6-foot-6, 230-pound Robinson, headed to Northern Arizona on a football scholarship to play quarterback, had only two points at halftime.
—Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for football scholarship
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Becky Sullivan, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
In the fall of 1951, Augie enrolled a Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, after receiving a football scholarship.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Then, just before Grant was ready to sign with Yale on a football scholarship, his hometown school called.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
The 6-foot-6, 230-pound Robinson, headed to Northern Arizona on a football scholarship to play quarterback, had only two points at halftime.
—Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for football scholarship
Cite this Entry
“Football scholarship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/football%20scholarship. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share