Challenges, goals and a future; some senior football players hope to take their talents to the college level.

“I’m gaining a lot of attention,” senior wide receiver Devonte Howard said. “I’m gonna know by the beginning of next year of which school I’m going to go to.”

Howard earned attention from schools like the University of Memphis and the University of North Texas, by rushing 95 times and gaining a total of 654 yards on the ground and 22 receptions for 312 yards. He has a total of 7 touchdowns, 3 of which were receiving. Howard isn’t the only football athlete being noticed by colleges.

“I’m not getting any scholarships yet, but I have schools talking to me,” senior safety Jake Johnson said. “If I don’t get a scholarship, I want to be a walk on at a college.”

Johnson shouldn’t have to worry about walking on with his stats. His stats involved 114 tackles, 3 interceptions and 6 pass break-ups.

Some players have different plans for college.

On average there are only 23 Division 1 prospects who go on to play college football in Arkansas, only 1 percent out of the entire nation.

The chance of playing college ball is only 7.8 percent, with 871 total colleges who can give a limit of 87,256 male scholarships each year. To crunch the numbers there is only 124 Division 1 schools give out 14,525 male scholarships..

Austin Vail, senior wide receiver, plans to attend the University of Arkansas  instead of accepting a scholarship from small schools around the state.

“College football is going to be more of a job,” Vail said. “I’ve already been through four years of it and it’s kinda time to move on from it.”

Even though Vail didn’t have the season he wanted for his senior year with 11 grabs for 76 yards, he said he does not plan to play college football.

“I’m gonna miss being under lights of Bryant every Friday,” Howard said. “I’m gonna miss being a Hornet.”