Gators football walk-on earns $10,000 scholarship
By Megan Howard | Oct. 18A Gators football walk-on student-athlete earned a $10,000 scholarship Wednesday.
Megan is the Fall 2025 metro editor of The Alligator. She has worked as a reporter for the university and metro desks, and she previously worked as the opinions editor and senior news director. In the summer she interned at the Las Vegas Review-Journal. In her free time she likes to read as she attempts to beat her Goodreads goal.
A Gators football walk-on student-athlete earned a $10,000 scholarship Wednesday.
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