Colorado Buffaloes long snapper J.T. Bale was among the nominees for the Burlsworth Trophy recognizing the nation’s best walk-on player in college football, per an announcement on Wednesday.
The award named in honor of Brandon Burlsworth, a former University of Arkansas Walk-On and All-American offensive lineman has been given out over the past decade. Each nominee must have begun his first season of participation with FBS football program without financial aid of any kind from his university’s athletic department.
Bale, a 6-foot-2, 215 pound senior from La Mirada, Calif.