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FAU running back Gerald Hearns gets duped before earning scholarship from coach Lane Kiffin

Two weeks before the season starts, the Florida Atlantic football team is already beginning the fun.

Coach Lane Kiffin has long said he wanted to reward senior walk-on running back Gerald Hearns for his hard work the past few years. The opportunity arrived after Monday’s practice when Hearns was given a scholarship.

But not without a few twists.

In typical Kiffin fashion, the event was anything but ordinary. He first made it appear he was scolding Hearns for getting too comfortable with his status.

In a video posted to the FAU athletics website, Kiffin calls up Hearns while addressing the team after practice.