How Do You Walk On A College Football Team?
Walking onto a college football team can be a challenge. Walk-ons are required to maintain the same practice and workout schedule as scholarship athletes while also maintaining their schoolwork and paying their own way through college. In most cases, walking on does not have the movie-like result as in the film “Rudy,” but it is still an option for those wishing to fulfill their dream of playing college football. Decide which team you want to walk onto and research their walk-on policy. Bo Schembechler, the legendary coach for the University of Michigan, was famous for never cutting a player who wanted to walk on as long as he put in the required work. This doesn’t mean all coaches share this policy, so if you’re looking for your best chance, do your research. Contact the coaching staff. If you are not an invited walk-on–that is, someone who was not recruited by the school but was still offered the chance to walk on–the best way to do this is to contact the athletic department and as
