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Detroit area 8th graders with D-I football offers hope Michigan, Michigan State take notice

OAK PARK, MI -- Often times, high school football players work and grind to receive a college scholarship offer by the time they are seniors. Some are lucky enough to get offers as juniors or, sometimes, even sooner than that.

Yet, players Justin Rogers and Enzo Jennings are probably the rarest of all to receive a college football scholarship. After all, they are middle school athletes.

Back on April 25, the two Detroit area eighth graders both received Division I scholarship offers from the University of Kentucky, creating a buzz in the recruiting world.