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...
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;...
Types of Redshirt
Understanding Athletic Greenshirts & Blueshirts
By Isaac Haney|January 19, 2022
In the world of college sports, terms like redshirt or walk-on are universally known. But, terms like greenshirt or blueshirt… What could those be? They're probably just more terms that...
Walk-On Battle
Walking on in College Football: an Uphill Battle
By Isaac Haney|January 14, 2022
Reaching signing day without a scholarship offer is a situation that nobody imagined that they'd be in. Maybe you didn't get the opportunities you thought you would in order to...
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...
Walk-On
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.
Walk On
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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Victoria Garrick, Former USC Volleyball Player, and Current Mental Health & Body Image Advocate Gives Advice to Athletes
By Stephanie O'Brien|July 6, 2020
Victoria Garrick was a walk-on volleyball player at the University of Southern California. She became a four-year starter and currently holds the record for the top five most digs in...
