Recruit turns down college football scholarships in favor of golf [Golf Digest]

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Catching up on the news, found out about this in a podcast, the interviewer asked if the concussion studies were an influence and he said no, but who knows. If you're going to look for the podcast, advance warning, it was pretty dull. 

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Some around Matt chalked it up as a health matter. Heuerman suffered ACL and shoulder injuries during his high school career. His brother Jeff will be watching the Broncos from the sidelines due to a knee ailment.

However, according to Heuerman, it was with an eye towards the future that prodded him to drop the helmet and pads for the golf bag.

“It wasn’t really a fear of getting injured,” Heuerman said. “I know that comes with playing the game. But I know there’s a time limit on football. I can play golf as long as I want.”

http://www.golfdigest.com/story/recruit-turns-down-college-football-scholarships-in-favor-of-golf

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Whether he can parlay that into a walk-on role next year remains to be seen. Heuerman, who will play in a tournament in West Palm Beach this weekend, is confident his work ethic and commitment will land him a spot on a golf team at a smaller school like FGCU.

http://usatodayhss.com/2016/heuerman-passes-on-football-scholarship-to-pursue-golf