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Veteran Notre Dame football walk-on earns scholarship

A great day for a FORMER member of the @WOPUnation! #goIrish

Notre Dame has added a scholarship wide receiver to the position group that most needs depth on the roster ahead of the 2022 football season.

Well, they awarded a scholarship to a player that has been wearing blue and gold for sometime now in Matt Salerno.  Salerno served as Notre Dame’s punt returner in 2020 before Kyren Williams took over the duties this past season.  Salerno also served that role in the Fiesta Bowl as Williams didn’t participate in that contest.

Salerno contributed in part on special teams in 2021, returning a pair of kickoffs in the Navy game for a combined 33 yards while he also caught one pass this year for a loss of four yards.

Salerno will be a fifth-year senior in 2022, making him the third such wide receiver on the roster, joining Joe Wilkins and Braden Lenzy.

It’s not even technically an addition but its still exciting to see a member of the Walk-On Players Union (WOPU) get rewarded for their endless efforts throughout their career.

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WATCH: Texas head coach Tom Herman announces WR Kai Money’s scholarship

Texas head coach Tom Herman awarded walk-on wide receiver Kai Money with a scholarship on Thursday.

Walk-on wide receiver Kai Money has seized every opportunity at Texas. Continue reading “WATCH: Texas head coach Tom Herman announces WR Kai Money’s scholarship”

Wednesday Big 12 Morning Rush: Another game postponed

In this edition of the Big 12 morning rush, another conference game postponed due to COVID-19. Plus a player gets put on scholarship.

It is now just three days away from the Texas Longhorns season opening game against the UTEP Miners. As of right now, Texas is one of seven Big 12 games that are set to take place. As the team prepares for the game against UTEP, one player got the best news that a walk-on could receive.

Watch Tom Herman deliver scholarship news to a player’s parents

Longhorns linebacker Jett Bush found out that he was going to be placed on scholarship from his dad. Head coach Tom Herman enlisted the help of his parents to deliver the news to the team. Before you watch this video make sure you have tissues nearby, because someone is cutting onions.

Baylor-Louisiana Tech game postponed over COVID-19 outbreak

Following in the footsteps of SMU-TCU and Tulsa-Oklahoma State, the Baylor game has been postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak. The timing of the Hurricane Laura during a pandemic did not help matters. It is unclear if and when this game will be played. Louisiana Tech doesn’t have a vacant spot on Sept. 19 to allow the game to be pushed back one week. Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports was the first to report the news.

 

Kansas State kickoff time moved to 11:00 am

In light of the Louisiana Tech-Baylor game being postponed, it left a vacancy at 11 am for Fox. The Arkansas State-Kansas State game will now be moved up to take it’s place. It was originally set for 2:30 pm..

 

Update on NCAA opt outs, scholarship protection for athletes

At least one Texas football player is likely to opt out of the upcoming college football season due to COVID-19 concerns.

There’s been a whirlwind of news this week regarding the upcoming college football season. Continue reading “Update on NCAA opt outs, scholarship protection for athletes”

Tua Tagovailoa starts $300K scholarship for alma mater in Hawaii

Tua Tagovailoa created a $300,000 thousand dollar scholarship program for his alma mater, Saint Louis School, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Former Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa created a $300,000 thousand dollar scholarship program for his alma mater, Saint Louis School, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

According to Local10.com, Tagovailao’s scholarship fund will help four students will receive scholarships over the next four years.

All four scholarships will be named after Tagovailoa’s grandparents.

“My hope is that these scholarships will give deserving Hawaii students the same opportunities Saint Louis School gave me. It is a blessing to honor my family and high school through this gift.”

Tua Tagovailoa has been known in the football community for his love of football, family, and faith, and this is just one of the many ways we will see Tagovailoa try and make a difference.

For the season, Tagovailoa threw for 2,840 yards, 33 touchdowns and 3 interceptions.

In his career at Alabama, Tagovailoa racked up 7,442 yards passing, 87 TDs and 11 INTs.

Tagovailoa was drafted by the Miami Dolphins as the 5th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.

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Former Notre Dame Captain Signs with NFC Champion 49ers

Chris Finke walked on at Notre Dame. Now the wide receiver will essentially try to walk on with the NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers.

Chris Finke has beaten the odds before.  He walked onto the Notre Dame football team before eventually earning a scholarship and ultimately becoming a captain this past season.  Now he’ll get to try and essentially walk-on in the NFL as he’s signed with the defending NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent.

Finke was a vital part of the 2018 team that went unbeaten in the regular and had a huge game against USC in the regular season finale.  After struggling most of the first half Finke had a couple huge catches before capping the first Notre Dame scoring drive of the night just before halftime.

Finke finishes his Notre Dame career with 1251 career receiving yards and eight touchdown receptions.  His best game his senior year came against Duke in early November as he found the end zone twice and was given game ball honors by his head coach.

The 5-9 Finke is a product of Dayton Archbishop Alter High School in Ohio and at Notre Dame majored in finance with a minor in innovation and entrepreneurship.

UT News: November 21, 2019

UT News: November 21, 2019

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The Tennessee Volunteers basketball program — both men and women — remain unbeaten after after the guys handily defeated the Alabama State Hornets last night, keeping Vols athletics on its current roll. Coming up this weekend, the football team will get its chance to continue the winning trend when it faces the Missouri Tigers on the road, and the swimming and diving team hosts the Tennessee Invitational over the course of three days beginning today. There is plenty on tap as the week winds down for Vols fans, and the teams are ready.

Vols are practicing at their best

The biggest news on the gridiron has been the Vols’ preparation for what amounts to a must-win game if Tennessee wants to keep its bowl hopes alive. According to head coach Jeremy Pruitt, the boys are putting in the work, and it appears to be paying off.

“The last two days have been our best practices all year here in the season and I like the way we practice. Our guys seem to be gaining some confidence, and I’m talking about confidence in what they’re doing. That comes with age and experience. We’ve got to take it from the practice field and take it to a Saturday.”

Pruitt added that the bye week allowed players who have been banged up a little more time to get back up to speed.

“We got guys that our banged up from the last game, but having a week off we tried to get them ready to play, but at the same time use common sense. There might be a couple of guys that might be a little bit limited, but we should have everybody ready to play.”

This news should be extremely encouraging to Vols fans, as the team appears to be peaking as the season wanes. Hopefully, the fruits of UT’s labors will be reaped on Saturday.

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