Hoke awards Scholarships to 7 Walk-On players
Per Kovacs's Twitter post:
This morning, coach Hoke awarded 7 walk-ons with scholarships at team meeting. Special day for them and for Michigan! #WalkOnNation"
(Don't know how to embed Twitter posts).
Seems fitting that Kovacs would be the one to post this. Any guesses on who the 7 might be?
August 28th, 2012 at 2:20 PM ^
Just based on the depth chart (pdf):
- Nate Brink, DE
- Joey Burzynski, OG
- Jareth Glanda, LS
- Erik Gunderson, OT
- Joe Kerridge, FB
- Mike Kwiatkowski, TE
- Floyd Simmons, SS
Brink and Simmons earned them last year I think. Obs this doesn't count Kovacs himself.
Others:
Seth Broekhuizen, K; Chris Eddins, TE
August 28th, 2012 at 3:28 PM ^
This is one of my favorite things about college football.. I love when the walkons are awarded full rides. The video of the Vandy kid getting his scholarship was one of the greatest videos (besides I love you Denard) I have seen all offseason.. Congrats to the new full scholarship memebers of Team 133!
August 28th, 2012 at 7:36 PM ^
Hoke called them all up on stage in front of the team and then said they were all getting scholarships. Everyone went nuts. I love Hoke.
August 28th, 2012 at 7:37 PM ^
- Paul Gyamarti (FB)
- Steve Wilson (QB)
- Mike Kwiawtoski (TE)
- Joe Reynolds (WR)
- Joey Burzynski (G)
Just to clarify a few things regarding scholarships for walk-ons. Once a walk-on has been on campus for 2 years, giving them a scholarship counts against the 85 but does NOT count toward the annual limit of 25. Even with a large class of 2013, there will still be several walk-ons that get scholarships.
August 28th, 2012 at 9:20 PM ^
If they count against the 85, then I don't see how you think several walk-ons are going to receive scholarships in 2013. Unless you think there will be alot of attrition after signing day.