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Due to school closures this week, the National Football Foundation’s S.M. McNaughton North Louisiana Chapter has extended the application deadline for nine $1,000 college scholarships to top Class of 2026 senior football scholar-athletes from north and central Louisiana.

High school head coaches have until Tuesday at noon to submit a nominee. The original deadline was this Friday, Jan. 30, but with many school systems including Caddo and Bossier shut down, McNaughton Chapter officials decided to extend the deadline. The nine recipients will earn $1,000 toward their freshman year of college in 2025-26.

Nominees must be graduating seniors who have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (or 4.0 or better on a 5-point scale), have won all-district honors in the 2025 season, and they must have involvement in at least one extracurricular activity.

Coaches should have received in early January, and again Wednesday, an e-mail with instructions and an attached form from 318NFFChapter@gmail.com and if not received, they can email that address or text NFF board member Doug Ireland at 318-471-2086.

The scholarship program began in 1981. The annual scholarship banquet is set for Wednesday, March 4 at East Ridge Country Club in Shreveport.

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