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No Scholarship, No Problem: What it Means to Be a Walk-On
By Owen Roche|June 6, 2023
Just because an athlete doesn’t receive an athletic scholarship doesn’t mean that the dream of playing their sport at the next level is over. Athletes who aren’t awarded athletic scholarships...
Walk-On Success
5 Best Walk-Ons in College Football History
By Isaac Haney|November 21, 2022
To walk on in college football, you need to be pretty courageous. In a world that has turned the process of recruiting into a science, to come forward and assert...
Never Give Up!
From Walk On to Captain: Quinnipiac University Men’s Basketball Player, Greg Tarca, Gives Recruiting Advice
By Rebecca Haight|May 26, 2022
As a Senior in 2016-17, Greg Tarca was co-captain of the Quinnipiac basketball team. He was surprised with a full scholarship at the school after playing four years as a...
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Ishaan Jagiasi Talks About His Experience As A Walk-On Athlete
By Lilia Farach|May 19, 2022
Athlete Interviews are posted every Thursday for recruiting advice, what to look for, and more. Ishaan Jagiasi is in his third-year of college majoring in Economics and plays for the...
Getting Paid
From Walk-On to Scholarship Athlete: A Look at Thomas Owen’s Journey
By Finn Rice|April 25, 2022
Thomas Owen, a senior at Jacksonville university, who started out as a walk on, will now be graduating on a full scholarship. How did he pull this off? Here’s his...
Robert Allen, Walk-On Life
From Walk-On to All-American
By Charlie Ducret|March 31, 2022
The walk-on route–is it a risk worth taking? And what exactly is a walk-on athlete? Basically, a walk-on is an athlete who is either actively recruited or tries out for...
Life of a Walk-On
Recruiting Horror Story™: I Had to Walk-On Twice
By Madison Machado|March 29, 2022
Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes’ first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process. Maddie Machado was an excellent softball player throughout high school;...
Scholarship Differences
Difference between a Full Scholarship, Partial Scholarship, and Walk-On
By Dylan Tehada|December 2, 2021
One of the most frequently asked questions about college sports is how scholarships and financial assistance works. There are varying degrees of financial assistance and classifications that do not guarantee...
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Pros and Cons of Being a Walk-On Athlete
By Isaac Haney|November 17, 2021
It’s disheartening to finish up your senior year of high school without any offers to play your sport at the next level. Perhaps you’ve received a few offers, or had...
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University of Alabama Football Player, Michael Collins, Gives Walk-on Advice
By Nadia Isaac|August 27, 2021
Alabama football player, Michael Collins, completed his walk-on process last year and is now a member of the #2 ranked football team in the nation, Alabama! Michael states, “The most important part about becoming a walk-on is being confident. Do not be afraid or timid; go into the process trusting in yourself.
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Former Oregon State Baseball Player Talks Scholarship Offers & Being a Walk On
By Lauren Gilbert|August 2, 2021
Jack Anderson is a former outfielder for the Oregon State baseball team. As a junior in 2017, Anderson batted .281 while starting 45 of 59 games and racking up 30...
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Sports Psychologist and Former Tufts Baseball Player, Greg Chertok, Discusses being a Walk-on and Becoming a Lone Captain
By Jimmy Criscione|June 7, 2021
Greg Chertok is a Sports Psychologist and Head Player Development for Telos Sport Psychology Accolades: 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District baseball teams ESPN The Magazine Academic Regional All-American New...
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WalkOn Spotlight: Tahj-Anthony Wilson
By Michael Willett|January 13, 2021
We would like to share with you the story of a division one football player turned entrepreneur…. Tahj- Anthony Wilson. Tahj- Anthony is not your average business entrepreneur. He started...
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University of Michigan | Walk-on to the Top Rowing Club in the Nation
By Griffin Rubin|March 4, 2019
What is it like walking on to a program with 11 straight national competition appearances, a coach that knits, and 60 people at every practice patiently waiting for the frozen river to thaw? University of Michigan oarsman, Daniel Schulz, shares what his daily experience is like as a college rower at one of the most successful club programs in the country.
