An incredible display of camaraderie from a teammate.
‘I'd do it again in a heartbeat:' Eastern Michigan football player gives his scholarship to teammate
Thanks to the courtesy of his teammate, Zack Conti won't have to worry about his college tuition for a while.The Eastern Michigan Eagles' offensive line is stronger than ever thanks to a player's recent display of camaraderie.released by Eastern Michigan University Athletics last week, offensive lineman Brian Dooley gave his football scholarship to fellow teammate Zack Conti after finding out Conti might quit the team due to financial challenges.
"I have never heard... I have never seen anything like that before," said head football Coach Chris Creighton. Conti joined the Eagles in 2019 as a walk-on player, which means he wasn't awarded a scholarship and has been working his way through school for as long as his teammates can remember. Since then, Conti has taken on landscaping jobs and sold his blood plasma to pay bills, DooleyGet Southern California news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.Because of work, Conti occasionally missed out on team activities after practice, Dooley said.
And in addition to carrying the weight of balancing school, work and football, Conti's mother was diagnosed with a kidney disease and needs a transplant.
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