Are you serious? The football team has to meet the same requirements for admission as everyone else. They turn some of the best athletes away every year because they don’t meet the grade. Even so, Stanford consistently fields solid teams in many sports every year. I’m guessing you also don’t know much about the Ivy League or schools like Duke either. But here you are offering your opinion anyway.....
I have first hand knowledge that the admission requirements are lower for highly desired athletes. At Ivy league and other top schools.