S2 Ep9 - Being an NCAA D1 walk-on is tough, but this guy has a few pointers on how to do it (HBSML)
Being a walk-on is tough, but this guy made it look easy. He was pretty much a walk-on his whole life, and he bet on himself every step of the way. If it were not for injuries, who knows where Domonique Whaley would have ended up, hall of fame, multiple all-stars? Maybe. So exactly how far did he go? This is a great story, and you wont want to miss it!
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SHOW NOTES
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2:08 Playing football in Germany
5:30 Everybody played
6:00 What experience did you get from playing football overseas
8:56 Moving back to America and playing football
11:58 2 carries 80+ Yrds 2 touchdowns
13:10 Made a name for myself on defense in High School
15:00 College interests
16:30 De-committing to Emporia
16:55 High school GPA
19:15 Official college football visits
21:35 Taking the academic scholarship and walking on at Langston University
25:00 Getting in trouble at Langston
29:00 working my way back to good graces
30:17 Transferring from Langston to OU
36:50 Walk ons are not treated equal
39:30 Spring game had the media buzzing
43:00 They tried everything not to start me
44:25 Staying ready
48:30 Developmental workouts
52:15 You're the guy now
53:50 Getting walk-on treatment
56:00 I got my scholarship after I got injured
57:25 Responding to my injuries
1:03:50 Getting an NFL agent
1:04:40 Competing with Adrian Peterson
1:05:00 Draft Combine
1:05:35 Getting a call from the Seattle Seahawks
1:08:20 Failing my physical
1:09:30 Dallas Cowboys mini camp
1:11:04 Second Surgery
1:11:58 CFL camp/tryouts
1:14:00 One more pro day, then I hung it up
1:15:00 Putting my energy into something else
1:20:00 Closing
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