Don Hays was a walk-on defensive tackle under Coach McWilliams. Russell Hays was a walk-on wide receiver under Fred Akers. Don suffered a spinal injury and never made the team, but his brother was injury-free and received a scholarship. Don and Russel’s father’s cousin is Jack Hays, the father of Jenna McEachern, who is celebrated…
1984 women’s tennis walk- ons Kristen Guszak and Cathy Flaig make the team.
Steve Heinrich walked on and became a starter for Coach Gus. Pending photo and more information
No photo – In 2001 Drew Erskin walked on and made the team along with hard nose player and outside shooter Drew Gressett. More information pending Deginald Erskin was a walk-on after transferring from UNT, and he was a major force in the paint during the post-season run. Deginald led the team in field goal…
John Goodson was a walk-on barefoot field goal kicker that impressed Akers with his talents. Akers eye for talent resulted in Goodson’s 3 for 3 against Oklahoma. A familiar phrase from Akers those days is “Thank goodness for Goodson.”
Michael Pollack was awarded a scholarship after kicking 3 field goals against Penn State.
IT’S MY OPINION- Anthony Snodgrass Here, in my opinion are the top 25 Texas Longhorns ( any position ) of all time. It’s been a tough few years, but Texas football has no shortage of candidates for the top-25 players of its long history. The Longhorns have come a long way since their first team…
Brandon Burlsworth Award In 2010 a trophy was named after Brandon Burlsworth an All-American football player from the University of Arkansas who began his career as a walk-on. I think the University of Texas should also honor the best walk-on every 5th year. If there had been such an award in 1968, Stan Mauldin would…