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[01Neaggrad02]

Can someone please tell me what the hell a recruited walk-on is. Either you are recruited or you a walk-on. Hope these are not the announcers we can forward to next year....

 

[Geew1992]

I asked the same question. Supposedly Geno said it

 

[stamfordhusky]

A recruited walk-on is a player who is recruited but not given a scholarship. Normally that player is guaranteed a roster spot.

The term "recruited walk-on" is a very common one in college basketball and football.

 

[mhshuskies]

Can someone please tell me what the hell a recruited walk-on is. Either you are recruited or you a walk-on. Hope these are not the announcers we can forward to next year....

Where is the in-game thread?

 

[01Neaggrad02]

A recruited walk-on is a player who is recruited but not given a scholarship. Normally that player is guaranteed a roster spot.

First time I have heard they were not given a scholarship....

 

[Biff]

First time I have heard they were not given a scholarship....

They both have scholarships

 

[Checkmate 2.0]

It happens in football every year....10+ student-athletes. However, I always thought Bent and Irwin were on scholarship, thus not walk-ons.

 

[stamfordhusky]

It happens in football every year....10+ student-athletes. However, I always thought Bent and Irwin were on scholarship, thus not walk-ons.

Irwin definitely scholarship. Bent may have come as a recruited walk-on.

 

[Biff]

Irwin definitely scholarship. Bent may have come as a recruited walk-on.

They are both recruited scholarship players.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Is it a newer term? I'd heard preferred walk on before, but not this one. I assume it's similar.

 

[Bama fan]

Where is the in-game thread?

Look in 2017

 

[Dokey]

Recruited walk ons are common in softball where there are too few scholarships, so few that they give half scholarships—unless you can pitch in high 60s.

 

[oldude]

The announcer didn't know what the hell she was talking about. Both Kyla and Molly received athletic scholarships to come to UConn.

 

[stamfordhusky]

Is it a newer term? I'd heard preferred walk on before, but not this one. I assume it's similar.

The two are basically the same. Both have been used for a while.

 

[Martin]

Recruit Molly Bent represents a throwback for Auriemma's Huskies. This older article says she had a scholly. I haven’t found anything says she still has ine.

 

[Shorty Dee]

I yelled at the t.v. when she said that. If you are a commentator you should know the players. That was FAKE NEWS!! .

 

[geneticrex]

What we could use, in my opinion, is an uber-talented 6'5" semi-recruited, full scholarship walk-on to add some post depth in case ONO gets into early foul trouble.

 

[Plebe]

A recruited walk-on is a player who is recruited but not given a scholarship. Normally that player is guaranteed a roster spot.

The term "recruited walk-on" is a very common one in college basketball and football.

Exactly. In fact I have a nephew who is a recruited walk-on in football.

 

[reno tony]

Recruited walk ons are common in softball where there are too few scholarships, so few that they give half scholarships—unless you can pitch in high 60s.

They let 60 year olds play softball?

 

[soxfan23]

What we could use, in my opinion, is an uber-talented 6'5" semi-recruited, full scholarship walk-on to add some post depth in case ONO gets into early foul trouble.

Wait 10 months.

 

[Bama fan]

They let 60 year olds play softball?

if they can pitch!

 

[RegisteredUconn]

I believe Briana Pulido and Tierney Lawlor fit the description of recruited walk-ons although I doubt that's what the term means. Didn't Geno put out the call to the general student body for players to fill in the ranks when UConn was down players due to injuries and, I don't know, transfers or something? That's the way I remember it anyway. Later both received scholarships.

 

[MSGRET]

I believe Briana Pulido and Tierney Lawlor fit the description of recruited walk-ons although I doubt that's what the term means. Didn't Geno put out the call to the general student body for players to fill in the ranks when UConn was down players due to injuries and, I don't know, transfers or something? That's the way I remember it anyway. Later both received scholarships.

Actually it was Stewie that asked for walk-ons.

 

[HuskylnSC]

I believe Briana Pulido and Tierney Lawlor fit the description of recruited walk-ons although I doubt that's what the term means. Didn't Geno put out the call to the general student body for players to fill in the ranks when UConn was down players due to injuries and, I don't know, transfers or something? That's the way I remember it anyway. Later both received scholarships.

Both players came as walkons to fill out practice routines and both eventually earned scholarships. Briana (aka Polly), being pre-med had to be asked about her commitment once but ended up hitting my most favorite shot of all time

 

[stamfordhusky]

I believe Briana Pulido and Tierney Lawlor fit the description of recruited walk-ons although I doubt that's what the term means. Didn't Geno put out the call to the general student body for players to fill in the ranks when UConn was down players due to injuries and, I don't know, transfers or something? That's the way I remember it anyway. Later both received scholarships.

Normally the term “recruited walk-on” refers to players who the coaches talk to before they make their college decision. This is for situations when a player is not good enough to get a scholarship or there are no scholarships available, but the coach is looking for a depth option.