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Flashback: Is joining a college team as a preferred walk-on a good deal for high school hopefuls?

Related Topics: Walk-on, Lake Dallas

Editor's note: This originally ran Jan. 2016.

After former Lake Dallas quarterback Dagan Haehn worked out the details to walk on at Kansas, he made a call to Jayhawks coach David Beaty.

"You might want to check out Keegan Brewer," Haehn said.

Soon after, Haehn and his No. 1 receiving target at Lake Dallas were both making plans to enroll at Kansas for the spring semester. Haehn and Brewer, a potent duo that helped Lake Dallas advance to the 5A Division II state semifinals, are "preferred walk-ons," meaning each is guaranteed a spot on the roster but not a scholarship.