IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference, in partnership with the College Football Playoff Foundation has announced that Tulsa offensive tackle X’Zauvea Gadlin is the conference’s Go Teach Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway grand prize recipient.
Gadlin will receive a $10,000 scholarship as the conference’s winner in addition to a $2,500 scholarship as Tulsa’s institutional nominee. The tuition giveaway awards one grand prize from each FBS conference to student-athletes pursuing careers in education.
“Great teachers inspire students to become just like them and they can provide life-changing experience for students,” said Gadlin. “Some of the greatest people I’ve ever known have been my teachers and I just want to be able to give that to students.