SPORTS PODCAST: What it means to be a walk-on football player at Sac State

Jordan Parker, Shaun Holkko, and Will Coburn
October 2, 2019

At the start of the 2019 football season, six of the Sac State football team’s walk-on players were surprised with scholarships.

Normally, walk-on players have to get by with their own money while practicing and playing nearly full time while in school, so being awarded a scholarship is both a status symbol and a massive financial help.

For this episode, defensive back and surprise scholarship recipient Abel Ordaz told us what he learned playing at Sac State as a walk-on.

Read more in State Hornet staffer Jordan Parker’s in-depth interview here.

Music: « Rumble » from Bensound.com

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About the Writers

Jordan Parker, editor in chief

Jordan Parker is the editor-in-chief of The State Hornet. He took the helm of one of the largest news organizations in the Sacramento region in May 2021 and leads the newsroom staff as well as all editorial content published on the website and its affiliated social media channels.

Shaun Holkko, Sports writer

Will Coburn, Author