Expert: Thom Brooks - 7/22/2008

Question
Hello my name is mike i want to try out for the utah state football team but no i have a chance for a full ride at bacone college a naia school should tryout for the team or shoul;d go to bacone
i'm a offensive linemen i weigh 320 and im 6'3'' i bench 325 and squat 525 i ran i 5.2 should tryout for utah even if i  have take loans and see if i can make it or should go to a lower school and play  free with no worries of buying a loan later and nowing that im already in the team. the honest truth i now i can play d3 d2 football because i had offers from those division but my dream to try make NFL and to play d1 please advice my on what to do

Answer
Mike, hello!  You have to make that decision yourself but you can make it to the NFL no matter which Division you play.  Jerry Rice was one of the great recievers and he came out of Mississippi Valley State to break all kinds of NFL records.  

If you play a year in the lower division, you would lose eligibility and maybe have to sit out a year to play for Utah.  But, a school may give you a full scholarship if you show the promise.  

Maybe you should contact the Utah Athletic Department.  If they offer a full ride, you wouldn't have to spend a lot of money to get on their team.  If you're NFL material, the NFL will find you.  

Take care,

Thom Brooks