Walk-ons have inspired a restaurant chain, movies, and the Bulsworth Trophy given to the nation's best player who started his ...

In the big scheme of college football, scholarship players tend to share the spotlight. They bask in the fame of media glamour and fanatical support. There are, however, the less-heralded ...

For football ... started their careers as walk-ons. Mayfield was a two-time winner of the Burlsworth Trophy, which honors the nation's best player who began his career as a walk-on.

Boettcher has his best collegiate ... Big Ten honors and won the Burlsworth Trophy for being the most outstanding college football player who began his career as a walk-on.

He was also one of 10 semifinalists for the Burlsworth Trophy, awarded to the nation's top college football player who began his career as a walk-on. Schwesinger finished the season with 136 total ...