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would become the most highly coveted high school recruit in the nation following his senior season. Private schools usually offer better facilities and often better academics. Unlike public schools, though, there are almost always tuition costs to con- sider. At Valor Christian, for example, tuition is more than $17,000 per school year. Home-Schooled BMOCs In 2007, a charismatic quarterback at the University of Florida named Tim Tebow won the Heisman Trophy. One year later, he led the Gators to the national cham- pionship. Tebow’s tale was even more intriguing be- cause he was homeschooled. The son of missionaries, Tebow played for Nease High School in Ponte Vedra, Florida, but he never attended classes there. In the past 20 years, the number of stu-

dents aged 5–17 who are homeschooled has nearly doubled in the United States. While the percentage of homeschooled students is still meager, between three and four percent, the question of whether they

A look at the Homeschool Football League

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