Many high school football players just don't seem to be aware of how important football academics are if they really want to play college football. Your academic performance is important before and after you sign the football scholarship offer. If you can't stay eligible to play, your physical abilities on the football field just doesn't matter.

There is an ugly rumor that persists in the football recruiting and scholarship process. The rumor is that your academic performance really isn't important if you are good enough to play at the college level. Especially if you are a blue chip or elite level player.  Wrong!

Don't believe this false rumor. Academics are a crucial part of playing college football before and after you are recruited. Many players who believed this ugly rumor, are now watching football from the sidelines or on television!

Important Before You Are Recruited By Coaches

Football coaches want players who can stay academically eligible to play.  Sure, they want the best talent they can get, but they also realize talent does not matter if the athlete can't stay on the field due to being ineligible. Also, coaches usually recruit five or more players for each roster spot they have.That means If the talent levels among these players is pretty close, the coach will usually give the scholarship offer to the kid who has the best high school GPA. It rewards the kid for hard work in the classroom, and it helps the coach to know he has signed a player who will stay eligible to play.

Imporatant After You Sign The Scholarship

Your academics remain vitally important after you sign the scholarship and you are on the college football team roster. In order to stay eligible to play, you must maintain a high enough GPA to remain active on the team. If you don't do this, the coach has no choice but to make you ineligible. If he doesn't and the program gets caught by the NCAA or NAIA, all the games won while you were an active player on the roster will usually have to be forfeited.

Academics Are Critical

If you want to be recruited, maintaining your football academics is a must. To give yourself your best chance of being recruited, you should make contact with college coaches and let them know about your performance on the field and in the classroom. All coaches are looking for athletes who can perform on the field as well as excel in the classroom.  It really makes their job much easier. 

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