Football player gives his scholarship to hardworking teammate

[@thomasbeatty9496]

Dooley, I'll never get a chance to shake your hand, but know you have someone out there that admires you.

[@COYBIG1967]

Well said

[@johnlozauskas778]

HELL YEAH!!! Great point and keep being awesome!!

[@dixieland1641]

Now thats a man. Raised to have empathy. A beautiful soul. And the joy the rest of team had. Great men❤❤

[@Trusted_Advisor]

That is so cool. Sacrifice for your teammate! The team spirit on that team is already excellent and will go up another notch.

[@MichaelKervin-d8c]

Dooley and the Dooley family.....We salute you1

[@PoolsideData]

not liberals / democrats -- that's for sure!!!

[@user-ci1bg6nz8c]

He just gained a brother for life.

[@browneyedgirl6050]

Such a beautiful gift!

[@philniall9518]

Zack Dooley really gets it! An amazing human being.

[@CommonUsername]

He might’ve lost his scholarship but I bet he gained a groomsman

[@mdkinzie]

I love this

[@LaurieKing0623]

Omg, this is my alma material of Eastern Michigan University!!! I am a very proud alumni, I wish I saw this earlier. We have great students with big hearts!!

[@ThorsonWiles]

I love the videos where walk-ons who bust their [butts] and rightfully earn their scholarships. I'm always so happy for those kids. This, though, takes the cake. Good man, Dooley.

[@smittyg6700]

If I heard correctly, Zack paid for school for four years. So will this scholarship retroactively return his tuition and board etc.?

[@COYBIG1967]

I don’t know you , I’m not in the semi country and will probably never know you bit Dooley god bless you. Beautiful moment of kindness .

[@cm5174]

Brought tears to my eyes and hope for a kinder future! Way to go Dooley and his family!!

[@2underparJeff]

Let's me keep the faith that there ARE good people out there.👏👊👌

[@lorisharpe]

Need to show this to all college athletes.. a perfect symbol of humanity.. dignity.. growth. Bravo Dooley family… and congrats Zach!👏♥️

[@gijoe1of3]

And that is what a real man looks like…. Good job sir and great job mom and dad…

[@Spartanist4545]

man....talk about changing a life in an instant. Thank you, Dooley family for your compassion.

[@jdawg83904]

wow this awesome i salute you Dooley so much respect and honor for what you did!!!!

[@TheBlackToedOne]

Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI. Literally right next to Ann Arbor but worlds away. Way to represent, gentlemen. Makes me proud to me a Michigander.

[@raulaburto1673]

Dooley in this Era we see all bad and negative all around . This may have year ago but we all need more of this in time. May God bless u twice as much, your parents raised a great man .

[@jamiedouglas2809]

What an amazing human, love this ❤

[@cherylbeatty3534]

Wow that’s amazing what a great guy

[@meghanmarymullozzi849]

There is still good people in this world So Keep it UP ☮️❤️.

[@roseanneroseannadanna9651]

The world is way more full of good people than there are mean and evil people. The news doesn't make money off of good though! That should tell us something about the medias actual purpose!

[@wicho253]

HIS BROTHERS KEEPER - AMEN.

[@jorgemariacabreraocd8614]

That is true manhood righ there! God bless both of them!

[@lovewoman781]

My heart is happy

[@alfredpedneau9598]

Pay it Forward !!! 😊😊😊

[@lizdee1079]

Tears of joy. What a beautiful thing to see.

[@steveparish4209]

I learned long ago in this life that you don't get anywhere without the help of good people so, any chance you get, give back. Pay it forward.

[@dennishardin4693]

This gentleman will go far and just that alone is a great achievement and accomplishment. I’m wondering how many more of these SIL players would do that so a player could play. I can answer that now, NONE, BECAUSE ITS ALL ABOUT THEIR MONEY.Congratulations Sir your an inspiration to others I hope.

[@mikehubbard9617]

Wow , what a guy ! God bless him for that 🙏.

[@bosvarkutube]

Wow. There are many more good people in the world than bad ones. God truly bless this man and his family.

[@motomatt6752]

O Dooley rules for sure. God bless this man

[@johnrieck1846]

The way his teammates react priceless

[@MakinEmAtNight26]

Man among boys right there

[@rhysmaybrey7739]

What a guy. What a gift.

[@LadyDee0404]

Wow that is such a selfless act of that young man!! Go EMU Eagles!! 🦅

[@briangiffin4510]

Alpha move...keeping the pack tight and alive. Well done Dooley (AND his parents) for doing it...Conti for EARNING it.

[@hookelasanborn8771]

This is true “Aloha”. The good feeling that makes you quit breathing. This is how it’s supposed to be. Community.

[@COYBIG1967]

What is it aloha actually means ? Honestly I thought it purely meant hello

[@syvajarvi2289]

@@COYBIG1967Aloha means many things. Hello, Goodbye, community, love…. It’s the spirit of aloha. Ohana means family…. The Kama a’ina spirit is the spirit of aloha. I lived there many years a long long time ago. I left my heart in the islands when I left but I keep the spirit of aloha with me and live it every day.

[@Hawkrn1]

Well Done Mr. Dooley! You should be on their wall of fame!

[@iuaump4]

That's the VALUE of SPORTSMANSHIP and RESPECT

[@seanshay998]

Dooley, that is what leadership looks like. Hats off to you on that. A true leader makes sacrifices for his team whether it is football, the working world, military… wherever. You always put your people first

[@Godfadda]

If youre curious, Brian Dooley now plays for the Tennessee Titans, Zach Conti transferred to Southern Miss and plays there now. (on scholarship)

[@peterstanford1831]

There is good in the world.These two men are heroes for two different reasons. This is the things that could make America Great not this other crap I keep hearing.

[@Sirius_Blazing_Star]

Brothers 🥺❤️🤝

[@littletom6546]

Where was this in the National news? Awesome!

[@MrSneakycop]

True class!

[@dego7757]

Thats an Alpha right there taking a hit for one of the team. All the best lads 👍🏻

[@carlophillips7090]

As a South African & Rugby supporter this is why I like looking at American sports.

[@butterbeansc]

I’m not crying 😭

[@louislatimer4188]

Me either 😢

[@jeffreygeorge219]

real heroes dont wear capes

[@BeardMan01]

A lifetime friendship was just formed, if it wasn't already.

[@mrm.s.4500]

Legendary

[@texan131396]

Along with the awesome main point of the story, I was so hoping that a player with the last name of Dooley, which sounds like “ dually” as in a dually truck would be an offensive lineman. I wasn’t disappointed.

[@kosanmr2]

woah, amazing!

[@bizzz.R]

🥲God Bless you Dooley.

[@mejustme71]

Touching story

[@vinnyespada4350]

Dooley you are a real gift from God my dude God bless you and all urs... And conti you are one lucky mfer lol

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

Not all heroes wear capes. Some are good enough with just a helmet.

[@Brandon-qn1ws]

Still one of my favorite BarDown videos lol

[@leslee5652]

Touching. Music background too loud.

[@palerider2143]

Sometimes in life, you and others will get the short end of the stick, but never give up trying to give someone your stick (😳) to make their’s longer.

[@patkennedy9491]

What?

[@rayray-cm2zj]

Unbelievable

[@joyceellis9722]

Music is waaaay to LOUD. Can not hear the speaker.

[@Gamingdad9]

That was great

[@slshusker]

NIL helps make this happen. Well done.

[@UnitedSchemerCA]

Love

[@rl4416]

this guy .

[@sandras2479]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@T4ore.]

heres hoping they can get a winning season

[@headachegiverknouse3953]

They've already won. The game is nothing compared to this.

[@David-sk9vv]

❤

[@Court-fl8ck]

Would love to know the young man that gave up his scholarship. Thats a solid human being. I know what that scholarship means. Cool stuff.

[@timmohre1674]

This is much better than -optics!

[@timmohre1674]

Politics

[@5150life]

What a hero

[@RussellLambert-e5h]

Hell yeah

[@nwproductions5763]

Example of a man using his NIL money the right way. And a perfect example of why cutting scholarships for players you sign major NIL deals needs to be done.

[@harold4371]

Son - Mom and Dad. I did something great today. I gave up my Scholarship Mom and Dad - YOU DID WHAT?!?!?!?! Mom

[@pejpm]

Never ceases to amaze me how these absolutely backwards situations that can only happen in America (selling plasma for education) are somehow spun as being heartwarming

[@ronjenkin3461]

Wow

[@r.s.2738]

Why don't they all give 1/85 of their scholarship to him?

[@mattloveskelly1]

Just have them take an NIL deal worth the education prices.

[@roberthudson1959]

Great story, but the Toledo women's basketball team was allowed to be a scholarship over the limit for one season with the stipulation that they were one scholarship short the next.

[@kellysavalas5937]

Ironic until me there was exactly 85 comments.

[@k.s.5901]

True manliness is tender and loving; false manliness, cold and hard, cynical and contemptuous. The bravest and most heroic souls are usually the most loving. Garibaldi, Kossuth, Mazzini, the heroes of our times; Luther, who never feared the face of man; Gustavus -Adolphus and William of Orange, are examples of this union of courage and tenderness. Bold as lions in the defense of the right, such men in their homes and their private life have a womanly gentleness. False manliness is unfeeling, with no kindly sympathies, rude and rough and overbearing. True manliness is temperate; it is moderate, it exercises self-control, it is capable of self-denial and renunciation. False manliness is self-willed and self-indulgent

[@larrykile3190]

Too bad they waited four years and he is almost done with school.

[@bazzakrak]

85 scholarships for 1 team, now think about how many of those could be used for other athletes so they could relax some more and think about their education instead of having to scramble lfor money to pay their fees.

[@PraetorianAU]

Or perhaps education should be free so that everyone has a fair chance in life, not just the ones that can afford it. It will only make your country stronger with a more educated population.

[@Urfeelingsdontmatter]

Thank the parents not the guy. The parents greenlighted paying for the college, I promise you.

[@mark5636]

You’d think that the NIL money the school was getting could take care of that

[@whitexeno]

IMO If a player's NIL earnings are more than tuition, they shouldn't get an athletic scholarship

[@richshaler4190]

I am confused why a guy who is competing for the starting tackle position needs to have a teammate give him his scholarship? I get the whole practice squad thing and the guys like Rudy but why was a guy who was good enough to start on the offensive line or at the very least be a regular player need to go through this to begin with?

[@okiesailor5417]

Listen to the video again, he says why.

[@anthonyrowland9072]

This isn't really a feel good story. It's an indictment of America's greed. People should be able to go to college without being saddled with an inescapable debt at 22. It's a trap to keep you in bad jobs that underpay you.

[@freddieflores8881]

That is a first

[@VMX1.]

fn right

[@devildoll9929]

Waiting for DeSantis to call this "woke."

[@Trusted_Advisor]

you don't understand woke. no this is not woke.

[@devildoll9929]

@@Trusted_Advisor Would you mind defining it for me, please?

[@Trusted_Advisor]

@@devildoll9929 Sure - Here's what wikipedia says: "Woke is an adjective derived from African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) meaning "alert to racial prejudice and discrimination". Beginning in the 2010s, it came to encompass a broader awareness of social inequalities such as sexism." This was one person being generous to another person - which is a great thing no matter your politics. I bet you are very generous! Have a great evening!

[@devildoll9929]

@@Trusted_Advisor And that is the definition that DeSantis uses to label things as "woke?"

[@Trusted_Advisor]

@@devildoll9929 idk. It's the Wikipedia def. You ask your friend DeSantis for his def, ok?

[@Spooky505]

This, is a team. What you saw done? REAL SPORTSMANSHIP... Ain;t nothing better.

[@PhilipMarcYT]

Real men's football! Not that wimpy stuff called soccer.

[@0ffic1alAarOn]

bro stop bringing in others sports this is about football stay on that genre 😂

[@fletchermoore5428]

Bro get outta here 😂, ain't nothin wrong with soccer you 🤡

[@BernieCrawford-q5f]

God sees you god bless you Bernie Crawford you tube channel

[@joshuaford507]

The guy is getting Nil money and doesnt need his scholarship like his homie does. Awesome.

[@nathancremins2961]

Not legal

[@americapatton9266]

This is what kindness looks like operating in its highest form. 🥲