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Western Michigan walk-on recovers an onside kick, gets a scholarship

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Scholarship wrapped on a football surprises walk-on

The Western Michigan football team surprised a teammate with a scholarship by attaching it to a football during an onside kick practice in training camp.

  • Matt Fortuna, ESPN Staff Writer Close
    • Notre Dame/ACC reporter
    • Joined ESPN.com in 2011
    • Graduate of Penn State University

We've seen coaches surprise walk-ons with scholarships every which way — from Charley Molnar tricking two UMass players into thinking they'd been in legal trouble, to Brian Kelly having Josh Anderson serve as Notre Dame's "model" for its alternate uniforms.