Instead of just bringing up walk-ons during team meetings and awarding them scholarships, college coaches are coming up with more creative ways to break the big news.
Western Michigan's coaching staff found a way to surprise a walk-on with a scholarship during practice.
As for Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin, he used technology to do the trick.
Sumlin put on a highlight reel featuring junior wideout Boone Niederhofer and senior running back Brice Dolezal during a recent team meeting. At the end of their respective clips, each player was awarded a scholarship.
The video clips showed that the players earned their way onto the field, and as a result, they got scholarships on top of snaps.