Nebraska HS Football Class of 2012 College Commitment List
Listed below are all the offers and commitments that I’m aware of for the Nebraska high school football class of 2012.
Athletes, parent/guardians or coaches may send updates for any NCAA D-1A, D-1AA, D-II, NAIA or junior college offer(s) and/or commit(s) to MHN, by emailing myhitnews@yahoo.com.
Last Updated: February 2, 2012
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Omaha Skutt TE Matt Miller to South Dakota
Millard West DE Alec Carrothers Signs with University of North Dakota
Omaha Burke’s Zach Oliver Commits to Universtiy of North Dakota
| Nebraska High School Football Class of 2012 College Commitment List | National Letter of Intent Signing Day Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 | |
| Athlete, POS, Height, Weight High School | Known Offers | College Commitment |
| NCAA FBS (D-1A) | ||
| Jake Schany, LB, 6-2, 210 Blair | Ohio,Tulane, Colorado, North Dakota , Columbia, South Dakota State | Ohio |
| Tay Bender, QB, 6-4, 205 Lincoln Southwest | Kansas State, Tulane, Ohio | Kansas State |
| Sam Cotton, TE/DE, 6-4, 225 Lincoln Southeast | Nebraska | Nebraska |
| Drew Ott, LB, 6-3, 217 Giltner | Iowa, Kansas State, North Dakota State, South Dakota State | Iowa |
| Brandin Bryant, DE, 6-3, 260 Fort Scott CC via Omaha North (class of 2011) | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic |
| NCAA FCS (D-1AA) | ||
| Mike Shoff, OL, 6-6, 280 Cambridge | Iowa University, Kansas, Florida International | South Dakota State |
| Matt Miller, TE , 6-5, 235 Omaha Skutt Catholic | Army, Illinois State, North Dakota, South Dakota, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, South Dakota State | South Dakota |
| Sam Hahn, OL, 6-6, 260 Tri County Schools | North Dakota State | North Dakota State |
| Terry Grigsby, WR, 6-2, 185 Omaha North | Ohio, Southeast Missouri State | Southeast Missouri State |
| Dylan Utter, DT, 6-3, 300 Papillion-La Vista | Army, North Dakota | Nebraska Walk-on |
| Derek McGinnis, QB, 6-3, 200 Crete | North Dakota State, South Dakota State | North Dakota State |
| Sam Foltz, DB/WR, 6-2, 190 Grand Island | North Dakota, South Dakota, South Dakota State | Nebraska Walk-on |
| Jordan Brichacek, OL, 6-5, 240 Howells | North Dakota State | South Dakota State |
| Brian Bayer, DE, 6-5, 230 Howells | South Dakota, South Dakota State | South Dakota State |
| Bo Liekhus, DB, 6-0, 195 Bellevue West | North Dakota State | North Dakota State |
| Ross Dzuris, DE, 6-3, 230 Plattsmouth | North Dakota, South Dakota, Pennsylvania | Nebraska Walk-on |
| Logan Roth, DT, 6-4-245 Giltner | South Dakota State | South Dakota State |
| Jared Blum, TE, 6-5, 235 Gretna | South Dakota State | Nebraska Walk-on |
| Graham Nabity, RB, 6-1, 200 Elkhorn | South Dakota State | Nebraska Walk-on |
| Mitch McCann, LB 6-2, 230 Omaha Burke | South Dakota State | Nebraska Walk-on |
| Zach Oliver, WR, 6-4, 205 Omaha Burke | North Dakota | North Dakota |
| Alec Carrothers, DE, 6-3,240 Millard West | North Dakota | North Dakota |
| Michael Labadie, TE, 6-2, 190 Millard West | Drake | Drake |
| Joe Jasnowski, TE/DE, 6-5, 225 Creighton Prep | Drake | Drake |
| Nebraska Walk-ons Ryker Fyfe, QB, 6-4, 195, Grand Island | ||
| NCAA D-II | ||
| Michael Wickham, ATH, 6-3, 190 Bennington | Minnesota State, Nebraska at Kearney, Northwest Missouri State | Northwest Missouri State |
| Connor Wilson, DE, 6-1, 200 Millard North | Northwest Missouri State | Northwest Missouri State |
| Aaron Bohl, FB, 6-1, 215 Lincoln East | Minnesota State Moorhead | Minnesota State Moorhead |
| Drew Farlee, K, 6-0, 175 Norfolk Catholic | Wayne State, Nebraska at Kearney | Nebraska at Kearney |
| Danny Suiter, DB, 5-11, 195 Lincoln Southwest | Nebraska at Kearney | Nebraska at Kearney |
| Tom Worcester, Millard West | Nebraska at Kearney | Nebraska at Kearney |
| Trey Andersen LB, 6-3, 185 Kearney | Nebraska at Kearney | Nebraska at Kearney |
| Sam Brauer, QB, 6-2 190 Sweward | Nebraska at Kearney | Nebraska at Kearney |
| Roger Brohimer ATH, 6-2, 185 Fremont | Nebraska at Kearney | Nebraska at Kearney |
| Daniel Feickert, WR/DB, 6-0, 170 Elkhorn | Nebraska at Kearney | Nebraska at Kearney |
| Derek Hill, OL 6-2, 280 Grentna | Nebraska at Kearney | Nebraska at Kearney |
| Hunter Greer, OL, 6-6 300 Omaha Burke | Nebraska at Kearney | Nebraska at Kearney |
| Andrew Jensen, DB, 6-1, 195 Gretna | Nebraska at Kearney | Nebraska at Kearney |
| Tanner Johnson OL, 6-4, 230 Gordon-Rushville | Nebraska at Kearney | Nebraska at Kearney |
| Tyke Kozeal, LB, 6-0, 210 Sargent | Nebraska at Kearney | Nebraska at Kearney |
| Peyton Lange. DE, 6-5, 220 Elkhorn | Nebraska at Kearney | Nebraska at Kearney |
| Trevor Limmer, OL, 6-2, 220 Ralston | Nebraska at Kearney | Nebraska at Kearney |
| Malcolm Willett, TE, 6-4, 225 Omaha Westside | Augustana | Augustana |
| Colten Mach, LB, 6-0, 195 Crete | Nebraska at Kearney | Nebraska at Kearney |
| Buomkuoth Lual, TE/DE, 6-3, 213 Grand Island | Chadron | Chadron |
| Will Burgess, QB, 6-0, 180 Omaha Central | Chadron | Chadron |
| Aaron Bubb, OL/DL, 6-3, 250 Lincoln Southeast | Missouri Western | Missouri Western |
| McKenzie Wischmann, DE, 6-7, 225 Papillion-La Vista | Missouri Western | Missouri Western |
| Garret Biebl, OL/DL, 6-3, 233 Millard West | Minnesota-Mankato | Minnesota-Mankato |
| James Anderson, OL, 6-3, 300 Omaha Burke | Minnesota-Mankato | Minnesota-Mankato |
| Richie Rice, OL/DL 5-11, 240 Lincoln Pius X | Colorado School of Mines | Colorado School of Mines |
| Jared Cooper, RB/DB, 6-0, 170 Lincoln Southeast | Colorado School of Mines | Colorado School of Mines |
| Ethan Douglass-Wiley RB, 6-2, 210 Lincoln Southwest | Wayne State | Wayne State |
| Tyler Baasch, P, 6-0, 155 Papillion-La Vista South | Wayne State | Wayne State |
| Joey Bierman, DB 6-0, 180 Battle Creek | Wayne State | |
| Shane Finley, OL 6-5, 282 Roncalli Catholic | Wayne State | |
| Payton Hogan, OL 6-3, 265 Omaha Central | Wayne State | |
| Aaron Hughes, DE, 6-4, 215 West Point | Wayne State | |
| Tyler Lindsay, K, 5-9, 165 Pierce | Wayne State | |
| Taylor Jensen, OL, 6-4, 265 South Sioux City | Wayne State | |
| John McCaig, OL 6-6, 280 Blair | Wayne State | |
| Trevor Meader, LB, 6-4,200 Lincoln Southwest | Wayne State | |
| Ryan Porter, DL 6-3, 265 Brady | Wayne State | |
| Logan Weinandt, TE/DE 6-5, 205, Hartington Cedar Catholic | Wayne State | |
| Bronson Stonacek, TE, 6-4, 200 Pierce | Wayne State | |
| Nathan Weatherby, TE 6-3, 190, Conestoga | Wayne State | |
| Grady Donohoe, OL, 6-1, 255 kearney | Fort Hays State | Fort Hays State |
| Tyler Fischer, P/K, 6-2, 180 Cambridge | Fort Hays State | Fort Hays State |
| Anthony Jenniges, DL, 6-3, 235 Kearney | Fort Hays State | Fort Hays State |
| Garrett Kolling, DB, 5-9, 170 Alma | Fort Hays State | Fort Hays State |
| Dylan Krosschell, LB, 6-0, 205 Grand Island | Fort Hays State | Fort Hays State |
| NAIA | ||
| Ben Watkins, TE/DE, 6-3, 210 Omaha Burke | Peru State | Peru State |
| Jeremy Queen, LB, 5-7, 190 Omaha Burke | Hastings | Hastings |
| Alex Williams, TE, 6-2, 220 Omaha Central | Midland | Midland |
| Terrance Toney, RB/LB 5-11, 195 Omaha Central | Midland | Midland |
| Deion Wells-Ross, Omaha Benson | Midland | Midland |
| Courtney Collins, QB, 6-0, 195 Omaha Benson | Midland | Midland |
| Alex Moreland, WR/CB, 5-10, 170 Millard South | Midland | Midland |
| Tyler Pavich, RB/DB, 5-9, 175 Millard South | Grand View | Grand View |
| Junior College | ||
| D.J. Avant, LB, 5-11, 190 Omaha North | Iowa Western Community College | Iowa Western Community College |
| Darian Barrientos-Jackson, ATH, 6-1, 180 Omaha Central | Iowa Western Community College | Iowa Western Community College |
December 22, 2011 @ 4:10 pm
The following players have given their verbel commitments to South Dakota State University
DE – Brian Bayer 6’5″ 230 lbs, Howells
DT – Jordan Brichachek 6’5″ 240 lbs, Howells
DT – Logan Roth 6’4″ 245 lbs, Giltner
January 17, 2012 @ 1:38 pm
Malcolm Willet. 6’4″ 240lbs. TE. has made a verbal commitment to play football at Augustana college. Sioux Falls, SD.
January 17, 2012 @ 3:03 pm
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January 23, 2012 @ 9:53 pm
Farlee goin to unk.
McCann,
Nelson, Collins
,Foltz,
Fyfe,
Chvatal
All neb walk ons
January 24, 2012 @ 7:33 pm
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Here is a running list of the confirmed walk-ons we know of for the class of 2012.
King Frazier Lee’s Summit (Mo.), 6-0, 200, RB
Jordan Nelson, Omaha (Neb.) Burke, 5-7, 175, RB
Carson Collins, Omaha (Neb.) Burke, 5-10, 220, FB
Ross Dzuris, Plattsmouth (Neb.), 6-4, 230, TE
Sam Foltz, Grand Island (Neb.), 6-2, 190, DB/P
Dylan Utter, Papillion La Vitsa (Neb.), 6-3, 300, OL
Brandon Reilly, Lincoln (Neb.) Southwest, 6-2, 180, WR
Cole Chvatal, Wahoo (Neb.) Bishop Neumann, 6-0, 185, WR
Mitch McCann, Omaha (Neb.) Burke, 6-2, 225, LB/FB
Graham Nabity, Elkhorn (Neb.), 6-1, 200, RB
Garret Johns, Aurora (Neb.), 6-2, 270, OL
Jared Blum, Gretna (Neb.), 6-5, 235, TE/DE
Spencer Lindsay, Kearney (Neb.), 5-10, 195, K
Ryker Fyfe, Grand Island (Neb.), 6-4, 195, QB
Taylor Hoffman, Oakland Craig (Neb.) 6-1, 200, LB/FB
Below in this thread are also the verified updates and quotes we get from each walk-on.
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Papillion La Vista’s Dylan Utter has decided to walk on at Nebraska. He will give the good news to coach Cotton when he speaks with him later tonight or tomorrow.
The 6-3, 300-pounder will play offensive center or guard at NU.
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Lincoln Southwest’s Brandon Reilly will be walking on at Nebraska.
The 6-2, 180-pounder was given the option of playing on offense or defense, and he chose offense.
“It went really good,” Reilly said about the gathering. “I will be playing wide receiver. They said that they liked my playmaking ability.”
Of his nine touchdowns as a senior, eight were for at least 50 yards: two receiving, three rushing, one pick six, two by punt return, and one by kickoff return.
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Re: Sunday preferred walk-on candiates thread Reply
Here is some film on Brandon Reilly, NU’s newest walk-on commit. Very impressive clips and huge upside for a walk-on.
Link: Brandon Reilly – Lincoln Southwest film
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Lincoln Southeast’s Trey Foster was asked to walk on and he was told by the Husker staff that he could project to a variety of position for them including TE, DE, FB and short snapper.
The 6-3, 225-pounder said that the meeting “went well and I learned a lot about the walk-on tradition.” He added that “it definitely upped my interest in Nebraska.”
Foster plans to officially visit Southeast Missouri State on Jan. 20, and then he’ll decide from among Nebraska, Southeast Missouri State, Ohio and South Dakota State.
Kearney kicker Spencer Lindsay was asked to walk on at Nebraska by coaches John Papuchis and Barney Cotton, and he is seriously considering it.
“I thought it went really well,” Lindsay said about the meeting in Lincoln. “All in all it was a really good day.”
Lindsay will be officially visiting Northwest Missouri State (offer) on Wednesday and North Dakota State on Saturday. He said he should have a final decision shortly after that.
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I talked with Omaha Burke offensive coordinator Dan Jackson this afternoon and he told me that fullback/running back Carson Collins has accepted a walk-on offer from Nebraska. Collins is a 5-foot-11, 220 pound “big back” that put up big numbers this year.
Jackson also said both linebacker Mitch McCann and running back Jordan Nelson have been offered walk-on spots by Nebraska and they are looking hard at taking them.
Nelson wants a few more days to make up his mind, while McCann is deciding between NU and South Dakota State.
As for some of Burke’s other prospects, offensive lineman James Anderson is looking hard at committing to Minnesota Mankato, wide receiver Zach Oliver is weighing some FCS options or possibly going the JUCO route and offensive lineman Hunter Greer is figuring out his academic situation before deciding his future plans.
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Grand Island athlete Sam Foltz took an official visit to Nebraska Sunday through Monday, and his time in Lincoln convinced him that he would play his college ball in Nebraska, starting off as a preferred walk-on.
The 6-2, 190-pound Foltz chose to play for NU over offers from South Dakota State, South Dakota, UNK and Northwest Missouri State.
I’ll have his full update up tonight.
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I confirmed tonight that Omaha Burke running back Jordan Nelson will join his backfield mate Carson Collins as a walk-on on this class.
Nelson rushed for a Burke school record 1,791 yards to go along with 21 touchdowns and was a unanimous All-Nebraska and Super State selection at running back by both the OWH and the LJS.
“Nebraska likes me as a running back, slot receiver and a possible return guy on special teams,” Nelson said. “It was really an easy decision for me to pick Nebraska.”
Nelson said he chose the Huskers over offers from Augustana, Wayne State, Nebraska-Kearney, Morningside and North Dakota.
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Just caught up with Howells (Neb.) offensive lineman Jordan Brichacek, who currently is committed to South Dakota State. Brichacek was at NU’s walk-on day on Sunday, and said he’s currently weighing the pros and cons of walking on to Nebraska vs. taking a 75 percent scholarship to SDSU.
“I’m still committed to South Dakota State,” Brichacek said. “Right now I’m weighing my options and really deciding what I want to do.
“I definitely like the coaches and the players and just the overall atmosphere at South Dakota State. At Nebraska though, it’s a lot closer to home and playing at the highest level is something that really intrigues me. I hope to know something soon.”
This would be a huge get for Nebraska, as Brichacek possesses major upside and is somewhat of an unknown because he played at the Eight Man level.
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Make it eight official confirmed walk-ons now for Nebraska. Wahoo (Neb.) Bishop Neumann wide receiver/athlete Cole Chvatal just confirmed to me that he’ll be walking on to Nebraska.
The 6-foot, 185 pound Chvatal informed the coaches of his decision to walk-on last night.
“It was between walking on to Nebraska or going to Drake,” Chvatal said. “Nebraska offered me a walk-on spot in December, so I’ve been thinking about this for a while. I’m very excited about my decision.”
As a senior Chvatal had 131 carries for 1,192 yards and 21 touchdowns, to go along with 27 catches for 400 yards and five more touchdowns in 10 games. Defensively, he finished with 106 tackles, six quarterback sacks, 15 tackles for loss and two interceptions. Chvatal was a unanimous all-state Class C-1 selection by both major newspapers.
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HuskerOnline.com has confirmed the ninth walk-on of Nebraska’s 2012 recruiting class. Omaha (Neb.) Burke linebacker Mitch McCann told me today he made up his mind and he’ll follow his two teammates fullback Carson Collins and running back Jordan Nelson to Lincoln.
“I made up my mind today,” McCann said. “With Jordan and Carson already going there it made my decision that much easier.”
McCann racked up over 125 total tackles for the Bulldogs and was named second team All-Metro by the Omaha World Herald. He also played tight end and finished the year with two receiving touchdowns.
“This is a pretty special group,” Bulldog head coach Paul Limongi said of his trio heading down to Lincoln. “They won a lot of football games here and I’m glad they’ll be able to stay together down at Lincoln.”
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I just confirmed with Dave Nabity, the father of Elkhorn running back Graham Nabity that his son will be walking on to Nebraska.
The first team All-State and second team All Nebraska running back chose the Huskers over a near full ride offer to South Dakota State. He was a critical part of the the Antlers winning the Class B state championship and finished the season with 1,532 yards rushing on 239 carries to go along with a Class B high 24 touchdowns.
With Nabity’s walk-on commitment NU now has four very solid running backs coming in this year’s class. Along with Nabity, Lee’s Summit (Mo.) running back King Frazier and Burke running backs Carson Collins and Jordan Nelson will all walk-on to Nebraska.
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Aurora (Neb.) offensive lineman Garret Johns told HuskerOnline.com on Friday morning that he’s officially decided to take a walk-on invitation from Nebraska after visiting NU and meeting with the coaches on Thursday.
“It really was a pretty easy decision for me,” Johns said. “It was one of those things if I didn’t do it I was always going to wonder if I could. Plus, with guys like Tyson (Broekemeier) and Andrew (Rodriguez) there it helped me make my decision and understand what the program is all about.”
The 6-foot-1.5, 270 pounds Johns will come to Nebraska as a center/guard prospect. Johns was a first team All-State selection each of the last two seasons for the Huskies. Johns was also the Class B state champion heavyweight wrestler as a junior and currently sits No. 1 and undefeated on the mat this year.
Johns also told me this morning that he’s officially accepted an invite to play in the Shrine Bowl. Elkhorn running back and NU walk-on commit Graham Nabity also told me he’s accepted a Shrine Bowl invite. Looks like most of the top kids will be playing this year with the earlier June 2 start date.
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We just confirmed that Jared Blum from Gretna (Neb.), has decided to walk on at Nebraska.
The 6-foot-5, 235-pounder turned down nearly full scholarships from South Dakota State, UNK and Northwest Missouri State to play for NU.
The Husker coaches told Jared that he could be either a tight end or defensive end for them.
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Kearney High kicker Spencer Lindsay just called and said that he has decided to walk on at Nebraska.
“Yeah, we came to our decision late last night and early this morning,” Lindsay explained. “It was a really tough choice, and it came down to Northwest Missouri State and Nebraska, but Nebraska’s facilities and coaching tipped things in their favor.
“Jake Wesch, who helps coaching there, is a former kicker himself, so he’ll be able to help me with my technique and form. And then Brett (Maher) and Kyle Larson gave me good feedback about going there.”
As a senior, Lindsay was a perfect 33/33 on PATs as a senior and he was 6/9 on field goals with a long of 44 yards.
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Grand Island, Neb., quarterback Ryker Fyfe chose to walk-on with the Huskers and announced his decision on Monday with Doug & Daddy on ESPN 1460 in Kearney. He chose to walk-on over accepting a scholarship to Division II Nebraska-Kearney. Fyfe said that he “always wanted to be a Husker.”
As a senior Fyfe passed for 1,921 yards and 20 touchdowns through the air and had 116 carries for 746 yards and 15 touchdowns on the ground.
His favorite receiving target was Sam Foltz, who announced earlier this week he’ll walk-on to Nebraska. Foltz finished the season with 39 receptions for 686 yards and 10 touchdowns.
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Re: Preferred walk-on candidates thread (Updated Monday: 8:05 pm) Reply
HuskerOnline.com confirmed the 15th walk-on recruit for Nebraska on Monday evening. Oakland-Craig (Neb.) head coach Joe Anderson told us that his all-state linebacker/fullback Taylor Hoffman gave his walk-on commit to NU on Monday evening.
“(He) just got off the phone with Barney Cotton and has accepted his walk-on invitation,” Anderson said in an email. “Taylor is a 6-1, 200 pound fullback/linebacker. He chose NU over South Dakota State and Wayne State.”
As a senior Hoffman had 83 carries for 717 yards and 14 touchdowns, to go along with 50 solo and 38 assisted tackles on defense. Oakland-Craig made it to the Class C-2 quarterfinals with a 10-1 record.
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January 24, 2012 @ 7:37 pm
All these kids had offers from Wayne State College! Wow..Ill bet that hurts them.
January 31, 2012 @ 7:56 pm
Many of these walkons will play, not because of their talent level, but because of the weak recruiting done by Bo and his staff. There is a reason that third and three is a passing down; our offensive line is pathetic and our receivers
have stone fingers on the few passes that Martinez can actually get within 5 feet of them.
Did Barney Cotton marry Bo’s sister? How does he keep his job? Without David, can anyone on next year’s team tackle?
February 1, 2012 @ 1:12 pm
Bill, So I take it, you think Bo sucks?
February 7, 2012 @ 7:51 pm
Two years ago, Millard South’s Bronson Marsh and
Tyler Evans of Waverly signed with the Huskers.
They have not seen the field and they were dominant players in high school. Now we have Bo
recruiting players away from UNK, Wayne,Ft Hays
and NW Missouri St, and he says this is his best group of walkons ever. It looks like some
token Nebraskans who may beef up the team GPA and stick it out until they are announced as seniors and the fans ask “Who’s he??”
February 9, 2012 @ 5:42 pm
I hear you but Bo is not recruiting players away from UNK , Wayne State and the rest.
Nebraska high school kids have been dreaming about NU long before Bo ever even thought about becoming a coach.
Nope. NU is still a very mighty draw that is just reality.
Anyway football is just a game and the odds of anyone continuing to play the game after college is ridiculously low.
Only about half of the walk-ons from a particular class will make it all the way to graduation at NU. About 3 or 4 of those will see playing time maybe even 1 or 2 will start somewhere along the way.
So what if some of them never get to play. Getting that diploma is what matters!
If walk-ons can endure that four or five year struggle and still earn a degree – hats off to them tough hombres!
Moreover, those that survive will be set for life if they play their cards right while on campus.
Fans and the media could care less about who won a D-2 or D-1AA national championship, but they hang on practically every twist and turn of a D-1A football program.
So if nothing else when those non-participating walk-ons’ playing days are long over, they will still have those memories. They can say “I was there ,” while living the good life as a result of having been so.