Two other schools that your son may want to consider/reach out to:
U. of New Mexico (currently ranked #90 for football), which I’ve recently learned has a lot of opportunities for film students. I don’t know if your son prefers the stage to film, but I thought it worth mentioning:
Georgia State (currently ranked #129 for football) is in Atlanta which is often referred to as Hollywood South. There are lots of entertainment industry connections in the city as well as at Georgia State itself, I believe.
All football rankings were sourced from this site. Additionally, I went ahead and pulled up the rankings for the schools I mentioned upthread. Some seem as though they may be too competitive for your son’s level of football, but others may not be.
The list in alphabetical order:
| School | Football Rank (as of 10-2-2025) |
|---|---|
| Appalachian State | 120 |
| Ball State | 131 |
| Baylor | 41 |
| Benedictine | Unranked |
| Bucknell | Unranked |
| Butler | Unranked |
| Colgate | Unranked |
| College of the Holy Cross | Unranked |
| Davidson | Unranked |
| Elon | Unranked |
| Fordham | Unranked |
| Furman | Unranked |
| Illinois State | Unranked |
| Kent State | 135 |
| Lafayette | Unranked |
| Miami U. (OH) | 94 |
| Middle Tennessee State | 133 |
| Missouri State | 124 |
| Northwestern (IL) | 76 |
| Ohio U. | 72 |
| Samford | Unranked |
| Southern Methodist | 45 |
| Syracuse | 68 |
| Temple | 93 |
| Texas Christian | 33 |
| Texas State | 73 |
| Towson | Unranked |
| U. of Central Florida | Unranked |
| U. of Kansas | 32 |
| U. of Montana | Unranked |
| UNLV | Unranked |
| U. of North Texas | 61 |
| U. of South Florida | 44 |
| U. of Tulsa | 119 |
| Valparaiso | Unranked |
| Wagner | Unranked |
| Western Michigan | 101 |
| Wofford | Unranked |
The list in order from unranked to highest ranked:
| School | Football Rank (as of 10-2-2025) |
|---|---|
| Benedictine | Unranked |
| Bucknell | Unranked |
| Butler | Unranked |
| Colgate | Unranked |
| College of the Holy Cross | Unranked |
| Davidson | Unranked |
| Elon | Unranked |
| Fordham | Unranked |
| Furman | Unranked |
| Illinois State | Unranked |
| Lafayette | Unranked |
| Samford | Unranked |
| Towson | Unranked |
| U. of Central Florida | Unranked |
| U. of Montana | Unranked |
| UNLV | Unranked |
| Valparaiso | Unranked |
| Wagner | Unranked |
| Wofford | Unranked |
| Kent State | 135 |
| Middle Tennessee State | 133 |
| Ball State | 131 |
| Missouri State | 124 |
| Appalachian State | 120 |
| U. of Tulsa | 119 |
| Western Michigan | 101 |
| Miami U. (OH) | 94 |
| Temple | 93 |
| Northwestern (IL) | 76 |
| Texas State | 73 |
| Ohio U. | 72 |
| Syracuse | 68 |
| U. of North Texas | 61 |
| Southern Methodist | 45 |
| U. of South Florida | 44 |
| Baylor | 41 |
| Texas Christian | 33 |
| U. of Kansas | 32 |