How should I go about getting noticed by a Div. 1-A college football team?

Question:

I'm a Junior at Amador Valley high school in Pleasanton California. I want to get a scholarship to play football, but walking on would not be a problem for me. I want to get noticed by a school and I've been filling out those recruitment questionaires. I don't have a good enough grades to go straight to a 4-year univ., so I would need to go to a junior college first. My question is how should I go about getting noticed by universities (specifically Pac-10), and making them want me to transfer to their school and play football after a year or 2 of junior college.

Answer:
If you can't get into a school that you want to play just yet, it is a little too soon to be trying to get a college interested in you after junior college. They don't know their needs yet (maybe they will already have a couple of stars at your position) and they don't know whether you will be eligible to play as a transfer. Besides, they will want to see your JuCo highlight films, which will be a lot more important than anything you can show them yet.

Bottom line: If you know you can't get your eligibility high enough to play D-1, then put off worrying about it for now. Just make sure you get into a JuCo that has a good coach and a program that will get you ready for D-1. On the other hand, if you are only a junior right now, you have a year and a half to get your grades up. You might want to spend some time working on that. If you do, then you can still go straight to a 4-year program, and those recruitment questionaires will get some more attention. Good luck!!

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