College football players celebrate scholarship surprises

For many college football teams across the country, it’s a season of surprises and celebrations. NBC News’ Kate Snow has the details as many players found out in surprising ways that they earned full scholarships.
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[@Madmun357]

I love seeing how happy their teammates are for them.

[@snuggiethegoblin7101]

As divided, as this country is; it’s so nice to see teams sticking together, like brothers, despite their differences

[@KumarKush69]

You mean by race and color lol Da bwacks hugging da wyte racists

[@scoobertmcruppert2915]

Meaningless comment

[@newyorkcity76]

Deference’s

[@ThePubstersForever]

Well said..!

[@advancedchiropractic667]

I get you. How about we stop making conversation and make it the new normal.

[@kindofbluenyc]

America is beautiful when we help each other.

[@dougmetcalf2895]

Totally agree. :)

[@Discipleofthelordandjesus]

The media only portrays the negative; tons of positive stuff that gets thrown under the radar for clicks of negativity.

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

​@@Discipleofthelordandjesus Because that's what sells ✅

[@OwlsEyelash]

America is beautiful when they stay out of the business of other nations!

[@scoobertmcruppert2915]

If only we decided to help all students and make college and trade schools tuition free huh? And maybe even help each other by having Medicare for All

[@TheNinjutsuAlchemist]

I love how ecstatic the others are for their teammates. They probably wish they could receive such help too, but all they’re feeling is joy for their friends!!

[@theknightswhosay]

Most of them already are.

[@adaperez4770]

As a mom who was blessed to send my son To the University of Bridgeport on a full 4-year academic scholarship, I'm so happy for these families. It's such a weight lifted.

[@TruthSeeker09825]

Love seeing these kids get on scholarships. This is huge. Congratulations.

[@shadow-elite2172]

Every single kid that makes the football team should be on a full scholarship, especially at these big schools!

[@apk7961]

This was really sweet and uplifting. I wish all students could get a free bachelor's and these hard working kids could have ownership to their own namesake and profits of their hard work

[@Nick-vw1lm]

Should definitely cheaper, but free for everyone would just turn it into another level of high schooling, not elite education as the title these men deserve.

[@JohnJacob56]

@@Nick-vw1lm Many foreign counties have cheap or outright free college and Germany will even pay for your masters, but even then not everyone has a masters. People would still have to get in, go and do well enough to graduate.

[@teddyjackson1902]

There’s no free lunch. The problem is the university systems are detached from market forces. A degree should only be worth an amount proportional to its earning potential. There’s far too many degrees and departments that are completely useless.

[@teddyjackson1902]

@@JohnJacob56using Germany as an example is ridiculous. The entire world travels to the US for higher education.

[@apk7961]

Most European countries have free education. As Americans we have been inundated with capitalism and told it's common sense but it is a construct. No reason to represent humans from education all that our system does is deny it to anyone who cannot afford it. Prices for school have more than doubled while the minimum wage goes down. There has been a 300% increase in CEO earnings, but housing for us has gone from 250k to 400k in just four years. America is well past it's golden years and it's people like these folks who have the pull you up by the bootstrap mentality which has been shown to reflect the desire of religious institutions to have more access to the poor than the government. Many countries do things differently and better. We aren't the best and that archaic idea is destroying our future

[@oakleyorbit]

Here in Europe understanding the value of a scholarship in America for kids to go to college is like winning the lottery it’s insane every person deserves to go to school for free, but it’s great to see the happiness on these guys!

[@pembomassive1394]

A lot of universities you pay for in most of Europe though

[@oakleyorbit]

@@pembomassive1394 Yes true.. free is an overstatement! but its not even on the same scale the cost of university in the US is SICK!

[@scoobertmcruppert2915]

@@oakleyorbit Yep, just like healthcare.

[@movingonandup322]

But you guys/Europeans pay a lot more in income tax than people in the USA do. I'm not sure if we still pay more for education, medical, etc... overall though. We probably do. Idk...

[@scoobertmcruppert2915]

@@movingonandup322 Wouldn’t have to if we balanced our budgets the way they do/did too. Maybe if we stopped spending dozens of times more on the military than other countries, giving federal resources to police, and billions in corporate subsidies to thriving industries…our taxes would be plenty to cover Medicare for All and tuition free college and trade schools. Then if you actually taxed the people hoarding wealth and resources, we could tackle practically any problem that requires more resources to fix.

[@vill9516]

This makes me tear up honestly. Like a weight lifted off my chest for them. Very deserving.

[@omrtnz5100]

I love it when they cry after being awarded because it shows me they really will cherish and make the best of their scholarship. There are students who take it for granted and fail because they didn't pay for it.

[@damm41]

this is so uplifting and I love to see it.

[@gew9487]

Tears of joy for those who got scholarships! Great life opportunity! Prayers of success, happiness and joy to all. ❤❤🙏🙏👍

[@Mary9beth]

We need more of this kind of news it’s so high vibrational and we all need to know that there is good news going on out in the world 🌎

[@briannacorrigan1256]

I love seeing men show love and conditional support for their friends. It’s adorable and heartwarming

[@michaeltrower741]

You mean unconditional support.

[@nakialeslie8552]

Now, that's brotherly love, I hope it inspires the country Lord knows we need it right now.

[@scorpioqueen6878]

God bless all of these players. Congratulations to the scholarship recipients. God bless all of them 🙏 ❤️.

[@carlawaldemar1557]

So awesome to see the camaraderie among these young men.

[@Jojo-gg6jc]

Congratulations to all these young men, I hope they understand that scholarships are not given out lightly, and that they don't take it for granted. I wish them all the luck in their football careers & academic careers.🙏💙🙏

[@4Gr8rGood]

What an honor. I wish that for every single player that gives their all for a team.

[@indigo_phoenix]

This made me cry, its beautiful to see these young men celebrate each other for their opportunities & accomplishments🙏🏽

[@LovelyDay13902]

Hardwork pays off

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

Yeah, it always gets people to the grave faster 😂

[@beautadlock6703]

I love this stuff! Young men lifting one another to their highest potential.

[@darfoggy1644]

More of this is needed!

[@ZeckyYishaq]

Now this is america

[@BM-nn3nv]

I guess there is still hope after all

[@SatyaKaliYam]

Life would be this simple if we supported each other this way. 🙏❤️

[@EJackmanIV]

This is the most beautiful vid ive seen in awhile. These young men deserves every bit of it

[@kristiemiller4752]

You got me crying at 6:46 in the morning. Tears of joy these boys deserve it.

[@daniella3404]

This is beautiful, but sad at the same time to see how exorbitantly expensive the cost of college has become.

[@Former_Pastor]

Nobody needs to go to college

[@kiagstory]

Friendship is the best thing.

[@louiea4276]

As much joy as these moments bring, it's still disheartening to know that the vast majority of university students are burdened with debt because our government wants to profit from the education of its citizens. Time to make this free like most other developed countries

[@wilsonryan100]

It’s not free you still pay taxes in Europe is crazy

[@louiea4276]

@@wilsonryan100 very true, it's funded through taxes. Taxes in Europe aren't crazy. Quite reasonable, actually. And if we wanted to avoid taxing the lower and middle classes we can do what we did in America's most prolific time of growth: tax the wealthy

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

My cousin never paid anything on her student loan. She got away it

[@OneOut1]

It's free but not like you think. There sre many restrictions. You might not get to study what you want. There are no 4 or 5 year excuses not to work while getting a degree in gender studies.

[@Dawn-tv1bk]

Schools are profiting. The staff and faculty of the schools make a ton of money. Especially some of the coaches. But those people also pay a ton of taxes from their paycheck. When is enough enough? When is someone’s paycheck too high. When are someone’s taxes enough or too high?

[@phillipayoung10]

These kids earned every bit of it!! Hard work dedication and beatin the odds!! Thats how its done!! 😊

[@brandenhuffmen8259]

It’s really satisfying watching someone else’s dreams come true. I’m happy for them. I only wish this for my son.❤

[@wijnenzo8822]

So lovely: that is teamspirit

[@tiredofit4761]

This is awesome!!!! I hope these young people follow their dreams and see them realized! ❤

[@paulthough4653]

From a non sports fan that doesn’t care much about these organizations - congratulations guys. So excited to see what you’ve achieved

[@southwestndn8401]

Never knew people could still be nice

[@Nehasupnfan]

This is so wholesome. Especially watching everyone else's reactions 😊

[@aperequest]

This is the same reason I like watching the NFL draft so much. You get to watch kids’ dreams come true.

[@wongie888]

Heartwarming but education should be free for all

[@DryHeaveSteve]

“Work hard and good things will happen.” -Anthony Keith Gwynn

[@Unapologeticallymee]

Just the love in each and every room was infectious. Wish this positivity could spread everywhere ❤❤❤❤❤Congrats fellas 🎉🎉🎉

[@terribryant9996]

I love this. Such beautiful comraderie and support.

[@Stoneheadass]

No one knows hard work like these young men do. They deserve every fruit their labor has brought ❤

[@miker.2540]

Thanks for sharing this human moment. 😍

[@randomrants1111]

That brought tears to my eyes seeing his emotional happiness. So sweet. 🥹🥹🥹🥲🥲🥲🥲 and even more so, how happy everyone else was for him.

[@lovezebraz1]

I love how they are celebrating their teammate🥰

[@pattydonohue5452]

Thank you for this uplifting wholesome story. God bless.

[@zico77a]

Watching this from outside the U.S its so hard to understand you dont have free education for all.

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

And no free health care either. We pay for everything here out of pocket. Smh

[@moshesierra6849]

America should be like that, no more hatred and political divide

[@trenefrank]

Loved every moment of that!!❤❤❤

[@lcam9241]

I cried for these young men like I knew them.

[@mamabear1927]

Congratulations to everyone of those students

[@krw73]

Also one of the most touching aspects is to see the sudden disappearance of race or culture amongst these kids. They are friends and teammates and the amount of joy that they have for each other is a great example of how the rest of the world could be

[@afadzihayford6810]

Goosebumps 😮😮

[@byungranghwang4734]

So proud this USA United state of America 🎉

[@maddii34u]

Jake looks like his daddy!❤😭 I hope he's proud of him!

[@grammy965]

Auburn turns out so many excellent players!❤️

[@Yasser.Osman.A.Z.]

America is such a great place

[@natalie9884]

Brings me to tears

[@Carling2001]

Every high school athlete dreams of the D1 scholarship and the lifelong bragging rights baby. Its small to most but everything to us.

[@myrnafernandez1835]

❤ #1 video of 2023 🎉

[@JGunit]

I'm more amazed that that many guys can keep a secret.

[@geetachilds1200]

Tears ❤

[@laurabarber6697]

Real friends are SO happy when you succeed!💝😎💝

[@flixbix11211]

Good luck to these young folks!

[@daveulrich4623]

These get me, every, single, time!!

[@petersterling5334]

Its Awesome to see these Young Players get what they always wanted a Full Scholarship!!

[@heatherspence3848]

More of these, please 😊 any scholarship surprises ❤❤❤🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@charliesenti]

This is all so beautiful.

[@ziziroberts8041]

Football has become more important than a balanced college curriculum in some places.

[@omarreyes2219]

Amazing

[@brandyroseann]

Love this bit they dhould added the eastern Michigan playercthe gave his up so a walk on player could have it.

[@radiorasun]

How dare you make me cry my own tearsp! 😂

[@mt5472]

Love this!! Congratulations to all!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@stormysmurf]

Thank you for this!

[@hulamei3117]

We love when people get a chance to fulfill their dreams!!

[@deborahkizer4664]

Congratulations to all. Blessings. All. ❤

[@edtruthwarrior5952]

So glad ❤ congrats 🎊

[@patriciamicheletto1425]

Freaking AWESOME ❤❤❤

[@smcdade4577]

It must be onions in my room!😂😭 Congratulations to all & their families!!!

[@kellykelz4216]

Thank you for stories like this! More like these 1k percent

[@Thankyouuniverse777]

Why am I crying? ❤

[@user-vl6zc6dx5j]

Congrats!!!

[@kengozin]

Way to go Reese’s mom!!!

[@cannabis1490]

There's just something about sports that can bring the whole together as one! Then...

[@BandHful]

My eyes are sweating..my eyes are sweating.. 🥺❤

[@darlababydoll1997]

Finally something happy ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@RandomRoger]

Finally, something positive in the news!

[@marcstov]

It's great to see both black and white provide love

[@M.K.B.1133]

Beautiful!!!!

[@tishtish4442]

Jake looks just like his Dad... 💜

[@angelagreen3642]

This right here is beautiful.

[@anaivonenhancalebotao3113]

Congratulations

[@tammycrisel8692]

They are grateful that's what I love ❤️

[@naomidga]

Beautiful!

[@mannyflo209]

God I love football 🏈

[@Bakersdozen41]

Awwww!!🥰🎊🎉😉

[@mteokay1246]

And the young man is Tight End Reece Deixtra of the Long Island University Sharks.

[@Chronically_JBoo]

I screamed when I got accepted to college and apologized to my professor.