Mr. Huggins is a wide receiver for IMG Academy, a high-school football program that is just four years old but has already become a fearsome, controversial powerhouse. Some of the hottest prospects in college football come from IMG Academy, which is owned and operated by a Hollywood entertainment conglomerate. College Football Factory IMG Academy churns out football players who go to major colleges. “This has turned into big money.”Fast Track to the Top IMG Academy has been one of the country's highest-ranked high-school football teams since 2014. “We live in a different time,” says IMG Academy football coach Kevin Wright, whose father has coached high-school football in Indiana for more than 50 years.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 27, 2017 16:49 UTC