High schooler gets 2 scholarship offers after 8 days of playing football
It takes some high school football players years to earn a college scholarship. For Kevin Hester Jr., it was a matter of days.
The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Hester, who's a student at North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Ga., received scholarship offers from Southern Miss on May 12 and Boston College on May 16.
Blessed to receive my first offer from Southern Miss 🏈‼️ pic.twitter.com/9GEwDIt4iw
— Kevin Hester Jr (@KevinHesterJr1) May 12, 2018
Blessed to receive an offer from Boston College 🏈‼️ pic.twitter.com/Hs3KlkfNWe
— Kevin Hester Jr (@KevinHesterJr1) May 16, 2018
As North Cobb football coach Jesse Lynch revealed on Twitter, Hester only had eight days of football under his belt before he received the offers. He's been playing basketball for far longer, and currently competes for the Atlanta Celtics of the AAU and Adidas Gauntlet Gold division.
Dear basketball players/parents:
— Jesse Lynch (@CoachJesseLynch) May 16, 2018
This is Kevin Hester. He's 6'5" 230lbs. He's played 🏀 for 8 years. He's played 🏈 for 8 days. He's earned 2 D1 🏈offers including his first power 5 offer today. Listen to your 🏈Coach when he asks you to play! #LifeChanger #YouCanStillHoopToo pic.twitter.com/2wqMM1Uevf
- With h/t to Hero Sports