sure my experience is being recruited by
snail mail but I'm not about to let the
mailman age shame me do you realize I
just want to drop you a note and wish
you a great summer mostly I wanted to
personally offer you a full scholarship
to Auburn
so I'm taking my talents North to Happy
Valley in Pennsylvania
ever since I began pursuing my graduate
degree in football studies I've walked
on to a lot of college campuses but I
haven't had the true walk-on experience
until now I'm at Penn State University
AKA walk on you
coach Franklin Eli what's going on man
good to see you what brings you to Happy
Valley you know coach I'm here to learn
everything I can about Walk-Ons we call
them run-ons here just trying to
emphasize there's there's no walking
part of this process you know that's
true but you know there is running that
looks like walking you know what I mean
you've seen Peyton play yeah I've seen
you play too
see that very
very they're playing in for a touchdown
he said he wasn't an athlete and how do
you think guys decide that they want to
walk on knowing that they're not
guaranteed a scholarship they may never
even get to dress for a game yet they
want to come you know try out and try to
make the team you know it's kind of a
mix you got some young men that grew up
in the state of Pennsylvania that always
wanted to come here this is their dream
and some just really want the you know
the challenge of playing major college
football how do you find your Walk-Ons
here at Penn State we have a tryout
process which we do twice a year once in
the fall which happens to be today and
once in the spring
you know coach to truly understand the
walk-on experience I think I need to try
out we can give it a try but I worry
you'd be a little bit of a distraction
let me handle that if I was going to
blend in as a college student I needed
to look the part so I hired a team of
Hollywood makeup artists
hey uh how young can you make me look
I'm kind of feeling like a Michael J fox
Back to the Future maybe like a Zack
Morris Saved by the Bell
Screech is perfect I hear I've heard
that a lot
foreign
how about this my name's Chad Powers I'm
a substitute teacher and part-time
bartender and I get to try out for my
favorite team how about that I think
that'll sell I think Mark Wahlberg did
it and it was a big hit and Invincible
how about my name's Chad Powers I'm a
substitute teacher and part-time
Carpenter and I get to walk on and try
out for my favorite team
way different
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on Chad power
hey Chad powers
so Chad power
kind of feeling a little Matthew
McConaughey from uh Davidson reviews all
right all right all right
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and we whoa the name's Powers Chad
Powers the next great Penn State
quarterback
which then uh I think you're gonna make
the team I got a hose I got a hose I
always have don't come out there
no going deep go ball go ball post ball
roll out double Post Post Corner get the
arm on tape you got to get the arm on
tape I mean I personally don't like that
approach I'm just telling you right the
way to make the team is to show them you
can move the chains with completions
Chad Chad does it his way Chad likes to
throw it deep
yeah yeah fat the arm's loose it's oiled
up it's ready to go
coach Franklin
Chad Powers I'm gonna be your starting
quarterback is that you Eli how'd you
know
I'd know that Manning face from anywhere
I don't know it's it's a it's a bad look
it's a bad look I thought I thought it
should sell I think you're gonna need
this brother oh man oh man all right
checking in sir how you doing right here
yeah all right
it was finally time to make Chad's
walk-on dreams a reality
all right how you doing hi how are you
Chad Powers all right what semester
you're going to be graduating fall or
spring uh in the fall yeah
all right and then just confirm you'll
be tryout quarterback today yes ma'am
all right
are these QB is okay
I'll find out in 10 minutes
thank you
what's up pal Chad powers Paris
you're nervous a little bit okay
that's right how many receivers we got
did they can run better build a run run
fast
I got a hose
60 65. I don't know I was back
about seven years ago so things might
change you know
you see my guy
it's like he's stuck
hey offense over here
for the 40. you can take the whole line
so your hand can go up to the far part
of this white line
we're gonna go 140 and roll we'll call
your name I'll give you a thumbs up and
then it's going to be on you everyone
good
all right Connor you're good on you man
here we go
5-0
hammer on the 40. you still Gotta Throw
it you know
all right here we go Chad Chad's gonna
run Chad run fast
chat I like that fast track I think fast
run fast right
flow am I slow me down too you know
okay yeah it's good though
let's go Chad
here we go baby
think fast run fast they fast run faster
fast chair you said it first this is for
you baby
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549 549
549
was the last team you played on
oh I was homeschooled
so I never played ball
really pick up ball
watch a lot of film though I love that
my mom was my coach Mama's what mom was
my coach and my teacher
you go great no
tough teacher she went very smart she's
a good coach though I love that alrighty
here we go three minutes here we go up
left here
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see those feet baby feet are moving is
coming back oh
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spun it spun I'll spin it that's right
with the farm town dictionary
good picture of Chad said Powers you
ain't seen nothing like him not just
good looking I can throw it baby
that's gonna be calling a Penn State
stadium chat
afraid you can play to the 44. Chad can
play until he's 26 you know
say go
foreign
word about my arm Talent spread fast
soon dozens gathered to catch a glimpse
of Chad so go
around the chest
every time every time
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see his footwork on his foot
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good ball oh he's about the first one
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come on Chad good anticipation man
I want to sign the Chad Powers guy
I think I see something in them yeah
all right
all right I see you baby
let's just run a go round baby
let's just go let's get on tape this
time Chad will get it out there
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okay
nice cat
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first of all couple things first of all
I want to thank you guys all for being
here we're big Believers in this program
an opportunity for you guys to come here
chase your dreams earn a roster spot so
we truly appreciate everybody being out
here
the other thing I got good news for you
I did some background check and one of
the guys that you guys are competing
with has kind of been disqualified for
two reasons number one his testing
numbers were awful he ran five four nine
in the 40 broad jump seven foot ten not
what we're looking for but on top of
that we found out that he's ineligible
he has no eligibility left Chad Powers
you're ineligible come on up baby and I
didn't make the team coach no you did
not it's okay oh man oh man
thought I had it boys but you know I'm
sorry
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I'm just a 41 year old just wants to
play ball man I'm just trying to get
back out there we go play some balls
here no man no but I appreciate y'all uh
working with y'all today y'all Running
Man DBS everybody so y'all did great
appreciate you know let me try out with
y'all it's a lot of fun let's let's
break it down all right
let's go fast track here we go we got
run on on three one two three
Chad Powers may not have made the team
but he learned a lot
Walk-Ons get their heart and soul to a
program with no promise of ever taking
the field on game day
some Walk-Ons got an opportunity and
became Legends
for some others there's one moment that
makes it all worth it
being awarded a scholarship that kind of
a team player is Drew hartlop and he's
on full scholarship now
foreign
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State it's become a tradition
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I joined the Nittany Lions for practice
I didn't have a disguise but still had
quite the surprise
now we're fortunate to have Eli Manning
here with us let's give it up for Eli
Manning
good money
thank you fellas thank you thank you you
know I heard coach talk about hey
everybody's got to prepare like their
starter right well in my mind hey
everybody's got to prepare to get better
every single day off that note so an NFL
right you have free agents in college
you have Walk-Ons right I got a guy
Barney a more where's Barney 9-6 get up
here pal
okay walk ons are important right you
got to have them but it's pretty damn
cool when you're on scholarship right
now right
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hey let's get one selfie right here on
the count of three
family on three one two three
chap Powers totally nailed that
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carpentry along the side what do you
you first
I like it like your mustache too babe
pretty sweet good morning yeah is this
what you make up people use on Peyton's
forehead no we need a bigger one he has
an eight head boys
yeah I should do a tick tock video after
this yeah you know the worst part is
substitute teaching
kids
that's the first 40 I've run since my
freshman year at Cal
someone take this chin from me it's
disgusting
laughs
all right guys my travel was provided by
Nicholas air a great way to fly
and to think of my dad jokes hey Peyton
what do you call traveling on a flying
carpet a rugged experience
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