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I was talking to the head coach of Rhodes College in Memphis via email the other day about how they don't have ANY kids from Kentucky on their roster. He just took over this year at Rhodes and said he was going to try and remedy that situation this next year. I suggested you all down there in Mayfield where you are only two and half hours away from him in Memphis. Rhodes is a private school that is DIII in the NCAA as is Washington University in St. Louis which is just over 3 hours drive away from Mayfield. DIII schools, of course, DON'T give athletic scholarships......BUT.....they DO give out academic scholarships that can be considerable in nature and equivalent or better than an athletic scholarship to other colleges. I DO know that Washington University has made affordable the opportunity for my boys to attend there through academic scholarships. These two colleges are NOT easy to get into however because of their high academic standards. The typical student athlete at Rhodes has at least a 3.5 GPA in high school and a 25 ACT score by Christmas of their senior year of high school. Washington University generally requires a 30 ACT superscore and a 3.6 GPA in high school or better. Washington University is ranked in the top 15 for academics in the nation (equaling or beating a couple of Ivy League schools) and Rhodes is known for their academic excellence as well. If you all know of any kid that would be interested in a school for academics as well as athletics, these are schools to look into. These two school names are not know well, in at least my end of the state, but are exceptional opportunities for a kid wanting to attend a great school and still play football. You can mention Washington University to most doctors, lawyers or other professionals and their typical reaction is, "WHOA....that's a good school". The good thing about DIII schools are the athletes still love to play football, but, they aren't "owned" by the schools football team. If a kid gets hurt, they don't have to fear losing a scholarship at a DIII school as well because the scholarship is tied to academics rather than athletics.
If you all know of any kid who might be interested in going to one of these excellent schools and they have the scores and grades to back up a application then send me a PM and I can get them in touch with the right people.
This invitation goes to anyone on here from ANY high school who knows a pretty smart kid who happens to be a good football player. With these two schools and their football coaches it's school third and then football fourth.....following first GOD and then family second....in that order. The coaches at these two schools are good guys and they don't believe in selling the bologna diet that a lot of parents of good football players who are getting collegiate looks get fed. They shoot straight and tell you pretty much how it is going to be. I can attest to that personally....but that's another story.
My oldest son graduates this May from Washington U. with a degree in mechanical engineering and was offered a job in January of this past year which he accepted. Most all of his teammates already have job offers from working for management at Anheuser Busch in St. Louis to working as investment bankers in Houston, Texas to working for the Federal Government in engineering. I can think of several that have been accepted to medical schools. Many others are continuing on in graduate school for their CPA and MBAs. One kid has made ties with Lion's Gate Entertainment (movie production) and job shadowed the CEO this past spring break there at their HQ in California. That is just this years class of football seniors and that should give an idea of what sort of school we are talking about here.