The U.S. Rowing team names former Longhorn Ruth Stiver to its roster for the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Stiver, a first-time National Team member, was Texas’ first-ever Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) selection. She was a walk on in 2000.
Todd Smith 1987-1990 #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1552224757080_38499 .sqs-gallery-block-grid .sqs-gallery-design-grid { margin-right: -20px; } #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1552224757080_38499 .sqs-gallery-block-grid .sqs-gallery-design-grid-slide .margin-wrapper { margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Nathan Kaspar says of football players like Todd Smith, “ It is important to know that an athlete who chooses to accept being a walk-on does so because he wants to play at Texas.” Todd…
05.12.2020 | Football Edited version of recent TexasSports.com about Shawn Izadi had been added to the History of Longhorn Walkons. Shawn’s whole article is at the link listed below in red font. https://texassports.com/news/2020/5/12/former-football-walk-on-and-longhorn-band-member-graduates-med-school.aspx?fbclid=IwAR29G47Gyv2QPFZ6oxBcx_0wl9dmhnkvgHxuwO2kxHXrB-U7pzHH0104mxU Former Football walk-on and Longhorn Band Member graduates med school Shawn Izadi, who balanced the challenges of school, football and playing in the Longhorn…
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…
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…
Walk-on Carl Vergari- 2010 N.Y. walk-on goes for ring with Texas By Lenn Robbins January 6, 2010 | 5:00am Enlarge Image C.A. VERGARI Unlikely Texas receiver. PASADENA, Calif. — C.A. Vergari cringes when he hears the comparisons to Rudy. He is not a quaint story, not a tackling dummy, not a poor kid from…
Michael Pollack was awarded a scholarship after kicking 3 field goals against Penn State.