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WATCH: Auburn coach Bruce Pearl surprises two walk-on players with scholarships
By Adam Spencer
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The Auburn Tigers bounced back from a loss against Ole Miss earlier this week, trouncing Georgia 93-78 in Athens on Saturday afternoon.
After the game, coach Bruce Pearl addressed the team, but this postgame address had something extra to it.
As you can see in the video below, Pearl announced that walk-on senior F Cole Blackstock and walk-on junior G Will Macoy were now on scholarship:
Congratulations to @willm42 and @C_Blackstock15! #WarEagle pic.twitter.com/JqrLoj2zUk
— Auburn Basketball (@AuburnMBB) January 13, 2019
The reaction from the players in the locker room says it all — these guys are clearly popular members of the squad.
It’s always great to see walk-on players rewarded for their hard work, and Blackstock and Macoy are definitely deserving of this honor.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
