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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know any walk on sports maybe football?[/quote]

soccer[/quote]

Basketball, baseball

I personally know several "walk-on" baseball players and one "walk-on" football player (classmates of my DS.)  In all cases, they were all identified by the coach during the high school recruiting process but the coach didn't have any more scholarship money to give the players.  They had roster spots so told them they would be on the team but wouldn't get any money.  All of these guys that I know are still on the teams but have not seen any playing time.

The D1 basketball team at my alma-mater had a recent experience with two true walk-ons.  They didn't get recruited to play basketball and showed up on campus like regular freshmen.  They both worked relentlessly in the gym and due to injuries and some other issues, the team ended up short several players.  At the walk-on tryouts, both of these players, who were sophomores in college at the time, earned spots on the team.  No, they didn't get much playing time but they were on the team for 3 years and they both are now working as college coaches.  [/quote]

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