The Walk-on Social validation is tied to being part of a college team for men and women. Walk-ons embody the purity of the activity playing for principles and personal motives. Walk-ons are the closest to the ideal of a pure amateur college athlete. The student asked their coach to try out and play without financial…
TOP GUN; NATHAN KASPAR by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) There’s certainly no shortage of “Top Gun” mania across the nation this summer. A breath of fresh air for many Americans. At least one former Longhorn football player isn’t shy about the fact that he was inspired as a kid by the 1986 Tom Cruise…
Our 1977 – 78 team was the 1st team to play in the Special Events Center and we did go undefeated at home. John’s right about the sellouts. After our inaugural season at the Drum, it was reported that we’d averaged the 3rd largest home attendance in the nation. I think that the average attendance…
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 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…
Don Markette- The 1963 team Thank you for your inclusion on the TSLN e-mail network. It is with pride that I celebrate 57 years of friendship with Ted Liljedahl. Our bond has never been broken. In 1962 at 17 1/2 years of age, I chose to walk on and try out for the freshman (short…
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