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Western Michigan uses onside kick to award player a scholarship

Western Michigan is joining NC State and Notre Dame in the growing trend of surprising walk-ons with scholarships and posting their reactions online.

Western Michigan is joining NC State and Notre Dame in the growing trend of surprising walk-ons with scholarships and posting their reactions online.

The Broncos put a clever new twist on the trope by securing Trevor Sweeney’s scholarship papers to a football during an onside kick drill, and sending the ball towards Sweeney, who nearly muffed the catch.

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The junior running back eventually secures the ball and is swarmed by the team as he realizes that he has been promoted to a full scholarship player.

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