FAYETTEVILLE -- After offensive lineman Ryan Winkel's junior season at Memphis Christian Brothers High School, he received scholarship offers from teams that Power 5 conference schools usually schedule at home in exchange for a hefty financial guarantee.
Winkel's offers included Football Championship Subdivision schools such as the University of Central Arkansas, Tennessee Tech, Austin Peay, Eastern Kentucky, Illinois State, Southern Illinois, Western Illinois and Tennessee-Martin.
NOTEWORTHY Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports and ranked No. 32 player in Tennessee and No. 96 offensive tackle nationally. … Helped Christian Brothers to a 12-1 record last season. … Other scholarship offers included Tennessee, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Central Florida, Virginia and Northwestern.