Post by Jeanne Sager
In this economy, you can't fault a parent for hearing the word "scholarship" and jumping. Colleges aren't getting any cheaper! But what if the scholarship was being offered to your 14-year-old? And it wasn't "just" a scholarship ... it came with a recruitment letter to play a college sport. Would you still want it? Welcome to the new world of athletic recruitment. They can't get an official letter of intent out of our kids until they're seniors, but they're gunning for our middle schoolers. Just last month two -- count 'em two -- 14-year-olds were approached by major universities to play football.Image may be NSFW.
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In this economy, you can't fault a parent for hearing the word "scholarship" and jumping. Colleges aren't getting any cheaper! But what if the scholarship was being offered to your 14-year-old? And it wasn't "just" a scholarship ... it came with a recruitment letter to play a college sport. Would you still want it? Welcome to the new world of athletic recruitment. They can't get an official letter of intent out of our kids until they're seniors, but they're gunning for our middle schoolers. Just last month two -- count 'em two -- 14-year-olds were approached by major universities to play football.Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
