In his third year as a finalist, Washington State’s Luke Falk finally won the the Burlsworth Trophy that goes to the most acclaimed former walk-on in the country annually.
Falk, a 6-foot-4, 223-pound senior from Logan, Utah, was in Arkansas on Monday to accept the Burlsworth Trophy in person. It marked his third trip to Springdale, Ark., but the first time he’ll be coming home with the ultimate honor for a former walk-on. In each of the last two years, the award went to Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield.
The Burlsworth Trophy is presented by the Springdale Rotary Club and named for former Arkansas offensive lineman Brandon Burlsworth, who walked on to the Razorbacks’ football team as a freshman, and finished as an All-American in his fifth year, and was the Indianapolis Colts’ third round draft pick in 1999.