WATCH: Team goes wild when coach calls on sheriff’s department to surprise player with scholarship
By Jake Rill
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The Missouri State football team likely didn’t know what was going on when a deputy from the Greene County Sheriff’s Department showed up after its scrimmage on Saturday. Some likely thought bad news was coming.
Instead, it was great news.
The team surprised walk-on Darrius Montgomery by having the deputy eventually tell him that he was being awarded a scholarship. After Montgomery finds out, the team goes wild, yelling and rushing toward Montgomery and past the deputy.
It was certainly a cool moment.
To see it, watch the video below courtesy of the Missouri State football team:
Huge thank you to #GreeneCountySheriff and Deputy Howard for helping us surprise Darrius Montgomery, @dgum_10 with a scholarship after our scrimmage this morning! #BearUp ?⤴️ pic.twitter.com/Pr4gBKxjTB
— Missouri State Football (@MOStateFootball) August 18, 2018
Montgomery redshirted in 2016 and didn’t play as a redshirt freshman in 2017.
Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. He has covered the SEC since 2016.
