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Does a rivals top 100 football recruit stand a good chance of making it to Harvard or other top colleges?

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Okay now lets say the recruit has a 3.2 GPA and a 1620 overall SAT score (reading, writing and math). Despite all of that, does he stand a good chance of getting into Harvard, Princeton or Yale because of his athletic achievements?

Lets say the

guy is ranked number 5 on the list of the nation’s top 100 football players.

Rivals recruits are usually guys who play football at major colleges and universities, they get into schools like UGA and UCLA because of their ability to play football but they have 3.1 type GPAs and average SAT scores.
NM: Thank you, also, can you play ivy league football if you did not play football in high school?

Nope. The Ivy League may get its name from its divisional conference, but when’s the last time you saw any of them seriously competing for a bowl championship? They’ve got too many genuine scholar-athletes in other sports – not to mention smart potential players who might not be NFL quality but can hold their own on the field – to bother with someone who can’t make the grade.

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  • MM says:
    September 12, 2011 at 11:44 am

    Nope. The Ivy League may get its name from its divisional conference, but when’s the last time you saw any of them seriously competing for a bowl championship? They’ve got too many genuine scholar-athletes in other sports – not to mention smart potential players who might not be NFL quality but can hold their own on the field – to bother with someone who can’t make the grade.
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  • ownpool says:
    September 12, 2011 at 12:12 pm

    There are two parts to the question.

    First, the Ivy League is not known for football the way the Big Ten is. for example. If you are looking at pro ball, going to a top 25 NCAA school is much more important than going to an Ivy, so far as the NFL draft is concerned. Are you big and heavy enough for pro ball?

    The Ivy League college needs to be sure that you can do the academic work required so that you can stay in school and stay on the team.

    In your case, I think it would be worth the application fee to apply to an Ivy or two, especially if the Ivy sends an athletic recruiter to your high school or if your coach can put you in touch with someone who knows the Ivy coach. You might be admitted if the Ivy coach needs a new player who plays your position. If you are linesman and they only need backfielders, you will not be admitted, for example.

    Have other football players from your high school gone to an Ivy? What were their academic and athletic records? Your coach should know, even if he cannot mention any names on account of confidentiality.

    Good luck.
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