AuburnTigers.com
AUBURN, Ala. - When his sister started crying tears of joy, Gary Walker felt his eyes watering, too.
“It was one of the happiest phone calls I’ve ever made home,” said Walker. “My sister started crying. That kind of messed me up a little bit.”
Walker and five fellow Auburn walk-ons received scholarships Thursday, the highlight of Auburn’s rookie night festivities.
“Exhilarating,” said Walker, a sophomore defensive lineman, whose father, Gary Walker Sr., played for Auburn from 1993-94. “It was one of the best and most honorable moments of my life, to know that all of that hard work had finally paid off.