<p>2</a> Eagles make college choices : High School : Abilene Reporter-News</p>
<p>Offensive lineman Alec Egan has been admitted to Princeton, while wide receiver Prentice Ashford will stay close to home at McMurry.</p>
<p>Egan, one of two returning starters on offense, posted a season grade of 94.3 percent with 22 pancakes and one sack allowed. He was a first-team selection on The Associated Press Sports Editors Class 5A all-state team and honorable mention on the Texas Sports Writers Association all-state team. </p>
<p>For Egan, gaining acceptance to an Ivy League school was a long-term project.</p>
<p>"The whole process started a couple of years ago," he said. "What football did for me was get me into this school. Admission to Princeton is so ridiculous. You've got a better chance of winning the Texas lottery than getting into Princeton.</p>
<p>"Me getting in was the hard part. It's not just about straight A's. It doesn't matter how good my GPA is. They rejected something like 300 valedictorians this year. That was a big draw for me, that the academics are so rigorous. I'm getting really excited about that aspect of it."</p>
<p>There is also the historical significance of being part of the program. </p>
<p>Princeton played Rutgers in what is recognized as the first college football game in 1869 and was a major force on the national scene through the early decades of the 20th century.</p>
<p>"Princeton is older than the country itself and they've been playing football for a really long time," Egan said. "It's really rich in tradition. For a long time, they were the premier college football team of the whole U.S. and have national titles on top of that.</p>
<p>"The Princeton-Yale game, I think, is the second-oldest rivalry in the country and the Harvard-Princeton game is huge, too. They get a lot of fans out for those games. It's a lot of fun, a lot of intense competition."</p>
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<p>Alec, welcome to Princeton! </p>
<p>For those interested in the history of Princeton football, more information can be found here:</p>