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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Recent Examples on the Web

After graduation, Deanna went to a nearby community college while Brett attended the University of Southern Mississippi on a football scholarship. —Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024

In 2015, De La Haye attended the University of Central Florida as a kicker on a football scholarship. —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2024

Savion Hart will attend Georgetown University, one of the premier academic institutions in the United States, on a full football scholarship in the fall. —Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2024

His brother went to Oklahoma on a football scholarship. —Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024

The football scholarship that had taken him from his hometown of Savannah to Kentucky State College ran out of funding. —John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023

In 1983, Scott graduated from Stall and went to Presbyterian College on a football scholarship. —Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023

Richard played on New Rochelle High School’s undefeated football team and, after graduating in 1961, attended Southern Illinois University on a football scholarship. —Anita Gates, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023

Derek, tall and buff, had arrived at MSU from Atlanta on a football scholarship. —Sean Williams, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2023