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 Jayla, a New Jersey native, played on the women’s basketball team, while Bryan attended on a football scholarship. Jordan Greene, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024 Osiris, the middle child, won a football scholarship to Stanford University but had his career cut short by injuries. Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024 Scott Hutchinson remembers the surprise of receiving his first college football scholarship offer in a letter from Marshall as a Winter Park High School junior. Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2024 His efforts earned him a track and football scholarship to the University of Minnesota. Greg Hyatt, NBC News, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for football scholarship 

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“Football scholarship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/football%20scholarship. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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