Jordan Kovacs + Greatest walk-on college football players
Jordan Kovacs is on my mind after reading a previous thread and some other U of M football news. It got me thinking about where he may rank in terms of the all time great walk-on college football players. It seems to me like walk-ons are the epitomy of what makes college football great, and why for me at least, it is so much better than it's professional counterpart. Walk-ons have to pay their way through (at least part of) school, didn't join the team with money on their minds, and really do everything for the love of the game, epitomizing that cliche.
I came across this very interesting article while researching other great walk-ons.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1011/cfb.famous.walk-ons/content.1.html
Kovacs does not have the same pro potential as many of those players (he is just not athletic enough, sadly), but depending on how well he performs this year, I think his college career could put him on that level. What do you guys think?
Do you know of any other walk-ons who had major success on the collegiate and/or professional levels not mentioned in that article? /Discuss.
I was thinking it must have been tough to rebuild your IM team after Freddy got called-up to varsity like that. But then I remembered that Dwarves don't rebuild, they reload.
March 25th, 2012 at 10:42 PM ^
I don't know how he hasn't been listed yet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Schmitt
Come on, meow... how many walk-ons get NCAA Football covers?
March 25th, 2012 at 10:50 PM ^
When listing off the Division I walkons, it is also fun to think of the players from the other Divisions. I'll start us off with Walter Payton . . . .
Erick Anderson #37
March 26th, 2012 at 12:45 PM ^
Rudy. Duh.
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August 26th, 2014 at 2:00 PM ^
The cool thing is, Jordan Kovacs (who some said was too slow, not talented enough, etc) is on the Dolphins opening day roster.... for his second NFL season...
I'm going to second the motion, he's one of the best walk on players of all times.