Heading off to college on its own is a challenge but for student athletes it’s not only the schooling and environment that’s changing but also their sport.
Transitioning into a college sport is a step up from highschool but not as big as you may think. Getting into college shows that the coach and school think you’re capable of being there.
The biggest difference is the speed of the game. Tom Ross Director of Sports says that “it’s a much faster game due to the already experienced players at the college level”, everyone adjusts to sports differently but there are ways for athletes to get help.

One major thing about playing college sports is keeping your grades and academics up. The most important thing is to keep your grades up. There’s a reason students are first in “student athlete”. Balancing school work and a sport can be a challenge but getting help from study groups and asking for help from teachers will always help with balancing this issue.

Senior Rylan Art is heading off to college, he takes steps for his adjustment to college by conditioning over the summer and working out to help get to that elite level. In an interview Rylan talks about feeling nervous about coming into college football with the high level contact in the sport but “although this is kind of a setback, football is the plan. It’s best to have fun and just be in the moment”, Art says.