Nate Boyer and Cade McCrary

Nate Boyer and Cade McCrary

08.30.2012 | Football Bill Little commentary: ‘S’ has more than one meaning Bill Little, Texas Media Relations So let’s take these one at a time. Important: Bill Little’s article is about walk-ons Cade McCrary and Nate Boyer. So each can be celebrated individually, TLSN shares their separate stores, but in the comments below, there are still some…

Nathan Kasper

Nathan Kasper

Nathan Kaspar WALKING ON TAKES AN INDIVIDUAL WITH SPECIAL CHARACTER, CONFIDENCE, AND INNER STRENGTH. ATTRIBUTES also NEEDED WHEN WALKING-ON in THE GAME OF LIFE.  A longhorn home football game in 2005 was dedicated to the victims of a hurricane that devastated the Gulf Coast region. During the start of the game, senior Karim Meijer, a…

1989 Don Hays

1989 Don Hays

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…

2001 – Drew Erskin

2001 – Drew Erskin

 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…