INSIDE SCOOP
The Brutal Truth About College Walk-On Spots Nobody Wants to Admit
By Camryn Blake|March 24, 2025
Thinking about becoming a walk-on on a college sports team? Here are 14 harsh realities no one talks about—from financial struggles to limited playtime and constant uncertainty. For many athletes,...
THE NEW TREND
From Walk On to Star: Why Athletes Skip Scholarships
By Sloane Rivers|March 20, 2025
Discover why more NCAA athletes are choosing the walk-on route over scholarships and how this unconventional path is leading to superstar careers. For decades, athletic scholarships have been seen as...
HOW TO WALK ON
Types of Walk-Ons in College Athletics
By Bella Nevin|November 26, 2024
At the D1 level, walk-ons are athletes who are given a spot on a college roster without a scholarship. At the D3 level (where there are no athletic scholarships), a...
WALK-ON STORY
My Experience as a College Rugby Walk-on
By Braydon Downs|August 21, 2024
Four years ago, I was finishing up my senior season on my high school crew team, now I’m a starter for a top 20 Division II college rugby program. I...
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Track and Field Recruiting: D3 Walk-On Standards and Why It’s Not Too Late to Start
By Nadine Tang|June 21, 2024
My recruiting story was not traditional. Going into my senior year, I was not considering continuing my track and field career in college. However, while my senior season began wrapping...
WALK-ON ATHLETE ADVICE
Athlete Interview: Fordham Football Walk-On, Jonah Isaac, Gives Recruiting Advice
By 2aDays Staff|December 21, 2023
Jonah Issac is a football walk-on player at Fordham University. In this interview, Jonah talks about what his recruiting process what like, how he found Fordham, and his experience being...
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No Scholarship, No Problem: What it Means to Be a Walk-On
By Owen Roche|June 6, 2023
Just because an athlete doesn’t receive an athletic scholarship doesn’t mean that the dream of playing their sport at the next level is over. Athletes who aren’t awarded athletic scholarships...
Walk-On Success
5 Best Walk-Ons in College Football History
By Isaac Haney|November 21, 2022
To walk on in college football, you need to be pretty courageous. In a world that has turned the process of recruiting into a science, to come forward and assert...
Never Give Up!
From Walk On to Captain: Quinnipiac University Men’s Basketball Player, Greg Tarca, Gives Recruiting Advice
By Rebecca Haight|May 26, 2022
As a Senior in 2016-17, Greg Tarca was co-captain of the Quinnipiac basketball team. He was surprised with a full scholarship at the school after playing four years as a...
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Ishaan Jagiasi Talks About His Experience As A Walk-On Athlete
By Lilia Farach|May 19, 2022
Athlete Interviews are posted every Thursday for recruiting advice, what to look for, and more. Ishaan Jagiasi is in his third-year of college majoring in Economics and plays for the...
Getting Paid
From Walk-On to Scholarship Athlete: A Look at Thomas Owen’s Journey
By Finn Rice|April 25, 2022
Thomas Owen, a senior at Jacksonville university, who started out as a walk on, will now be graduating on a full scholarship. How did he pull this off? Here’s his...
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From Walk-On to All-American
By Charlie Ducret|March 31, 2022
The walk-on route–is it a risk worth taking? And what exactly is a walk-on athlete? Basically, a walk-on is an athlete who is either actively recruited or tries out for...
Life of a Walk-On
Recruiting Horror Story™: I Had to Walk-On Twice
By Madison Machado|March 29, 2022
Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes’ first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process. Maddie Machado was an excellent softball player throughout high school;...
Scholarship Differences
Difference between a Full Scholarship, Partial Scholarship, and Walk-On
By Dylan Tehada|December 2, 2021
One of the most frequently asked questions about college sports is how scholarships and financial assistance works. There are varying degrees of financial assistance and classifications that do not guarantee...
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Pros and Cons of Being a Walk-On Athlete
By Isaac Haney|November 17, 2021
It’s disheartening to finish up your senior year of high school without any offers to play your sport at the next level. Perhaps you’ve received a few offers, or had...
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University of Alabama Football Player, Michael Collins, Gives Walk-on Advice
By Nadia Isaac|August 27, 2021
Alabama football player, Michael Collins, completed his walk-on process last year and is now a member of the #2 ranked football team in the nation, Alabama! Michael states, “The most important part about becoming a walk-on is being confident. Do not be afraid or timid; go into the process trusting in yourself.