Butch Jones Gives Walk-On a Scholarship as a "Bowl Gift"

By D.J. Byrnes on December 22, 2014 at 1:19 pm
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I get a lot of tread out of making fun of Tennessee and its football program, but not even a stone cold hater such as myself can hate on Butch Jones' latest remix.

Volunteer junior tight end (and biomedical engineering major) Alex Ellis caught six passes for 115 yards and a touchdown this season, which wasn't bad production for a walk-on.

Ellis, however, is no longer a walk-on. Butch Jones awarded him with a scholarship during a team presentation of bowl gifts, and Ellis' reaction tells you all you need to know about the impact of the gift.

Well struck, Tennessee.

Source: @coachingsearch

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