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No college football coach can match P.J. Fleck's walk-on scholarship surprises

Related Topics: P. J. Fleck, Walk-on

P.J. Fleck may have changed head coaching jobs after last season, going from Western Michigan to Minnesota.

But one thing has stayed the same: Fleck's unique ways of informing a walk-on he has earned a scholarship.

Two years ago at a Western Michigan during special teams work in practice, Fleck taped a scholarship offer to a football and had his kicker aim it at walk-on running back Trevor Sweeney. Sweeney's teammates made sure he recovered the kick.

Here's out it played out in the video:

SURPRISE ONSIDE SCHOLARSHIP - WMU FOOTBALL

Last year in preseason practice, Fleck showed up and said if one of his players could stop him in a one-on-one drill that the team wouldn't have any more night meetings.