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    Power passion and glory Bryce. L. Leppert One day the university of Michigan recruited somebody to play football for them his name was Desmond Howard he played wide receiver and special teams he had to work really hard to earn his starting spot. The next few weeks they had their first games he had played a little bit, but not a lot they won their first games and much more that season. The next three years he was starting the spot he wanted and then they were doing

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    unlike any of his predecessors and contemporaries. He’s the first to win a national championship with two different Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools and has coached four national championship teams. His teams dominate the best college football conference. Saban is more successful than his counterparts because he way of thinking surpasses others. His work ethic, willingness to prepare, and his approach to a goal. His success has been featured in Fortune, Forbes, and

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    The Florida Gators 2019 recruiting class has gotten off to a scorching hot start, already reeling in 12 commitments from players around the country. According to multiple national recruiting sites, Coach McElwain and the Gators currently hold one of the top classes in college football. Three-star prospect Andrew Coker, a massive offensive lineman that bolsters a frame of 6'6 and 335 pounds, is one piece of this class and he talks about his decision, potential recruits joining him, plus more

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    With the addition of Tyrie Cleveland, a four-star wide-out from Texas, and the nation's number two overall receiver, the Florida Gators end signing day with a total of twenty-five new players on the roster. The Gators most important need this recruiting cycle was the ability to find a quarterback for the future, and they did that by landing four-star Quarterback Felipe Franks. Along with Franks, Coach Jim McElwain brought in Kyle Trask, to help with the Gators quarterback issues.

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    Have you ever wondered what Bo Jackson could have done in his sports career if he would have got hurt? Vincent or otherwise called “Bo” Jackson was born on November 30, 1962. Bo went to McAdory high, where he was known as a legend to all his peers for outrageous things he did. Bo is said to have been ”caught throwing rocks at the Baptist minister’s hogs. The boy had killed several of the pigs…”, things such as this shows that Bo has had this freakish unusual athleticism since he was a young boy.

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    A united university through sports is often a rarity. College football can be one of the most intense experience in college sports. The passion and energy is nearly impossible to encapsulate into a single feeling. Sports teams and their fans share a bond that cannot be recon with. The colleges with prestigious athletic backgrounds have a numerous alumni who carry pride into every game day. A lot of fans equal a lot of fun, but attending an school with diehard fans is best part of college sports

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    Student Athlete Persuasive Essay

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    Aaron Harrison, guard for the University of Kentucky, made a contested 3 pointer with only 2.6 seconds left in the game to beat the #2 seed Michigan. The unexpected 75-72 victory took the Kentucky Wildcats, #8 seed, to the final four and was a victory en route to the national championship game that they ended up losing. For Harrison’s game-winner, Kentucky Athletic Director and basketball coaching staff made $329,166 in bonuses. This money is only a fraction of the revenue that was created for

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    According to the Forbes.com, college athletes from around the country are already paid up to 125,000 dollars from tuition to meal plans to skill training. To an economist, this is “pay” (Dorfman). College athletes should not receive pay because they already are given free tuition and more, it would result in controversial amounts of pay including bargaining, and it would not benefit the athletic program. Some college or its boosters are caught giving "extra benefits" to college football players.

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    An article written by Horace Mitchell called, “Students Are Not Professional Athletes”, caught my attention the moment I read the title. In the article, Mitchell said “Collegiate sports is not a career or profession. It is the students ' vehicle to a higher education degree.” Meaning that you only play college sport for four year, if that. You are at college to get an education and to get a job after and start your life. There are only a select number of collegiate athletes that will go to the professionals

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    College athletes with out a doubt are the masters of multitasking. Not only being able to play there individual sports at a high level but also finding the time to dedicate to there academics and achieve relatively decent grades. The amount of time that they dedicate to there university out on the game field and in the classroom should be deserving of a reward. Some argue that the problem would be that not every school can afford to give college athletes a decent compensation in every sport; for

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