Theirs was a story that had to be told, even at their own expense.
A tweet tabulated their efforts during a recent football practice: One player logged a sprained ankle, more than 200 miles on a stationary bike and vomiting. Another player was credited with zero practice repetitions but 300 pushups and 27 high-fives.
What UCLA’s walk-ons lack in size and skill seems to enhance their creativity. Their shortcomings are broadcast via the Twitter account @UCLAwalkons, with inventive dispatches purportedly documenting “the daily trials and tribulations of the finest walk-ons in America.”
No stumble, missed assignment or clobbering by a scholarship player goes unmentioned.