"All we can do is make the high school coaches and educators aware that eligibility cannot be delayed until the junior or senior year.  It has to start in the eighth grade, if not before.  There is a lot of football talent in this state, but I can go down the list and name 10 players that could start in the Southeastern Conference who will not enroll at an SEC school because of academics.  If grades were not a problem in this state, our recruiting would be over." 
Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State University- Head Football Coach