We all know that the world of college athletics recruiting can sometimes get a bit intense, but the Tennessee Volunteers have made it absolutely ridiculous. According to Youth1, eighth-grader Owen Pappoe has been offered a scholarship from the school, as well as from Boston College.
Now, for those who have needed to wipe their computer screens from the spray of a beverage or flat out get up off the floor, allow me to say that you read that correctly.
Tennessee has offered a football scholarship to an EIGHTH GRADER, as in someone who won’t set foot on the college gridiron for at least another four years.