Football is big money to colleges. Litteraly pure profit since they don't pay these guys shit. They do what it takes to keep them in school and get them.
I know but like, is saying "dude got a 4.2" actually supposed to impress people? I'm sure it does, but if you've actually been to college, you know this is pure bullshit. Getting a 4.0 is VERY rare, and above a 4.0??? The vast majority of professors (especially at a top school like harvard) simply DO NOT give extra credit.
It reminds me of like, some washed up gym rat talking about how benched 615 back in the day, raw.

okay, buddy... only works on highschool kids who started lifting last week. To everyone else, you just look like a clown.
And LOL @ 1230 SAT getting into harvard, or being paraded as some sort of accomplishment
