I am also going to call you on the opinion that college football doesn’t have to do with academics. Division 1 (i.e. the super schools like Alabama, LSU etc...) may have lower GPA requirements but do some research on Division 2 and 3 before jumping to conclusions. Check out just how amazingly high a GPA and SAT score has to be before the boy’s tapes are even reviewed. I have personally known several kids who got Division 1A, and Division 2 scholarships (full and partial). Intelligent, hard working kids with great GPA’s... that were given the opportunity to go to college. Believe me, they work for their paid tuition... everyday.
I saw a news report where an NFL or NBA player admitted they never cracked a book in college.