2026 Football Recruiting I know that many of us Aggie fans have wondered at times if our academic requirements hamper our ability to compete for athletes when compared to the lower standards of so many schools. So it's great to see that Jeremiah Nonu has a 4.0 GPA and added "STUDENT before an Athlete" in his tweet about getting a scholarship offer from us. Plough has said that he uses our academic requirements as a positive when recruiting and that it helps the coaches narrow the field so they can focus on those athletes who have done well academically and truly value their college education as much if not more than their sport.