Football Scholarship for Female Player Is an Apparent First

A high school senior from Arizona is poised to become the first woman to receive a scholarship to play college football, CNN reported. Becca Longo formally agreed Wednesday to kick for the football team at Adams State University in Colorado, which plays in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Experts told ESPN that while more than a dozen women have played college football, Longo would be the first to receive a scholarship to play at the Division II level or higher.