Good story about Bo Baggerley, a former high school all-state football player who walked on at Vandy and is now a senior. He's an undersized linebacker and one of the team's best practice players.An excellent student, he receives no scholarship money from Vanderbilt, where tuition is about $50,000 annually. He's majoring in Biomedical Engineering. The kid is smart.
Here's the catch: He's never played in a single game for the Commodores. Not one play.
Said Vandy head coach Bobby Johnson:
"He's the kind of guy you want to have in your program. Bo has earned everybody's respect. He's worked extremely hard, he's very loyal."
Every team needs guys like this -- hard-working, respected, loyal. They get almost no credit from outside of the locker room, but their teammates appreciate their tenacity and how they push them in practice.
Will he make the game-saving tackle or cause a crucial fumble? Probably not. But his team is better because he's on it.
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