Female safety receives scholarship offer from NAIA program

BMF · Jan 19, 2018

This is going to end well...

Female safety Antoinette Harris receives scholarship offer from NAIA program

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/s...olarship-offer-naia-program-make-cfb-history/

Safety Antoinette “Toni” Harris received a scholarship offer from Bethany College, a NAIA school in Lindsborg, Kansas, Wednesday night. Harris currently plays for East Los Angeles College, a community college in California.

With the scholarship offer, she has already believed to become the first female who’s received an official scholarship offer, and she could become the first female non-kicker on a college football roster ever, per ESPN.

“We were absolutely interested,” Bethany College head coach Paul Hubbard told ESPN. “She definitely has the skill set. We’re always looking outside the box or inside the box to find players. We watched her compete against the kids out there.

“Plenty of females that have played,” Hubbard said. “But [Harris] would be the first at a skill position.”

Playing college football is certainly a goal for Harris, but it ultimately helps her get to her ultimate goal. Harris wants to become the first woman to play in the NFL.

“I can play at Bethany, so I can leave,” she said. “But I think I would want to finish off my sophomore year. A lot of other schools are interested. The offers are going to be rolling in. My ultimate goal is to excel at a four-year [university] and become the first female NFL player. I know I can get there.”

diehardg8r · Jan 19, 2018

Now there is a college that needs some attention drawn to it. No other serious college FB program would think this is a good idea and what separate but equal locker and shower facility are they going to set up for her?

Jack o' Diamonds · Jan 19, 2018

How soon do the sexual harassment/groping lawsuits get filed??

revgator · Jan 19, 2018

What's the worst that could happen...

maheo30 · Jan 19, 2018

Joking aside, what were her offers? If she is qualified skill wise, other programs at their level should be offering. Or is this an extreme version of the diamond in the rough scenario? Or most likely, it is pc bullshyte that could get her hurt.

BMF · Jan 19, 2018

maheo30 said:
Joking aside, what were her offers? If she is qualified skill wise, other programs at their level should be offering. Or is this an extreme version of the diamond in the rough scenario? Or most likely, it is pc bullshyte that could get her hurt.

Well, she's apparently playing in JUCO (per the article). Other than that you'd have to do a google search. If she's playing Safety, she's gotta have similar size to the average college football player (maybe she's 5'11 180-ish?). Who knows, but I imagine a 220lb RB or 250lb TE would truck the sh*t out of her....like in American Vandal!

BMF · Jan 19, 2018

maheo30 said:
Joking aside, what were her offers? If she is qualified skill wise, other programs at their level should be offering. Or is this an extreme version of the diamond in the rough scenario? Or most likely, it is pc bullshyte that could get her hurt.

I did a google search and found 5'6 and 5'7....and 164lbs.

PastyStoole · Jan 19, 2018

We’re always looking outside the box or inside the box to find players.

...not sure where he's going with this.

BTW, I'm actually surprised that we didn't give her an early offer last year.

rogdochar · Jan 19, 2018

Wow, "Elf on the Shelf", now Bytch on the Bench? Nobody's gonna want to be seen getting trucked by a girl - although I hear she brings ear-rings to every tackle. Publicity stunt for some "see-through" to lingerie football?

Gator Fever · Jan 19, 2018

BMF said:
This is going to end well...

Female safety Antoinette Harris receives scholarship offer from NAIA program

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/s...olarship-offer-naia-program-make-cfb-history/

Safety Antoinette “Toni” Harris received a scholarship offer from Bethany College, a NAIA school in Lindsborg, Kansas, Wednesday night. Harris currently plays for East Los Angeles College, a community college in California.

With the scholarship offer, she has already believed to become the first female who’s received an official scholarship offer, and she could become the first female non-kicker on a college football roster ever, per ESPN.

“We were absolutely interested,” Bethany College head coach Paul Hubbard told ESPN. “She definitely has the skill set. We’re always looking outside the box or inside the box to find players. We watched her compete against the kids out there.

“Plenty of females that have played,” Hubbard said. “But [Harris] would be the first at a skill position.”

Playing college football is certainly a goal for Harris, but it ultimately helps her get to her ultimate goal. Harris wants to become the first woman to play in the NFL.

“I can play at Bethany, so I can leave,” she said. “But I think I would want to finish off my sophomore year. A lot of other schools are interested. The offers are going to be rolling in. My ultimate goal is to excel at a four-year [university] and become the first female NFL player. I know I can get there.”

It might be interesting to see her trying to tackle a 220 Ib. college RB.

BMF · Jan 19, 2018

Gator Fever said:
It might be interesting to see her trying to tackle a 220 Ib. college RB.

Or cover a 6'3 235lb TE.....

When I first read the story, I assumed she was the size of a normal college Safety....she's not. She's about the size a Junior Varsity LB or Junior HS RB.

Double Gator Dad · Jan 19, 2018

I wonder how long it will be before a transgender female receives a scholly from a D1 school.
I assume it is just around the corner so this should get interesting

maheo30 · Jan 19, 2018

BMF said:
I did a google search and found 5'6 and 5'7....and 164lbs.

For a female, she's about as built as one can get. Very few women are like her. I saw a couple of pictures of her with teammates. I'm talking corners, runningbacks, and receivers. Players who should have similar size. The reality, she looks like a dwarf next to them. Unless she is unusually fast, I'm calling B.S. on this one.

rogdochar · Jan 19, 2018

Gonna give some style to CFB eyeshadow. Unsportswoman-like conduct penalties. She gonna strip somebody of the ball? If she can't bring GameDay to Bethany no-one can. Antoinette & Bethany BBFs?

NVGator · Jan 19, 2018

BMF said:
I did a google search and found 5'6 and 5'7....and 164lbs.

Sounds like she's the size of our Safeties.

Concrete Helmet · Jan 19, 2018

You f vckers better be damned glad Ol Butters is gone or we would have been the next to offer.....

GatorJ · Jan 19, 2018

So about the same size as Jeff Demps.

She’s in NAIA. She’s not playing FBS. She’s like a small walk on.

She’ll be fine.

Concrete Helmet · Jan 19, 2018

Gator Fever said:
It might be interesting to see her trying to tackle a 220 Ib. college RB.

Did you see any of our Safeties tackle a 220# RB last year?....Me neither....

Gator Fever · Jan 19, 2018

GatorJ said:
So about the same size as Jeff Demps.

She’s in NAIA. She’s not playing FBS. She’s like a small walk on.

She’ll be fine.

There are still some pretty big RBs there probably. My guess is she is smart enough to pull the CB like attempted tackle when needed or they will just move her to CB possibly.

AlexDaGator · Jan 19, 2018

So a couple of things we know about her.

She's corner size playing safety so she can't be blazing fast. If she was that fast, she'd be playing corner.

Durty would hit it.

The article didn't specify free or strong safety. She's way too small for either spot but really undersized at strong.

She's got good natural muscle. Look at her legs. That's pretty good genetics in her calves, quads, and hammies. Looks like she has the lower-body strength to tackle a man. Well, maybe a small man. She also has an athletic upper body build; broader in the shoulders, narrower in the torso.

That's a wig.

She can tackle a WR she's running with, but not one that has a head of steam coming right to her.

She can dive on a pile, help out on a RB that's already being held up by other players.

She'd get trucked by any QB, RB, or TE over 190 unless she had help.

Still, this is an amazing accomplishment.

Alex.

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