Tonight I watched "Walk Ons: Huskers' Edge," a documentary on Nebraska's walk on history. There is a very interesting story in the film about Langston Coleman, the first walk on, who hitchhiked to the University of Nebraska from Washington. Another interesting segment, involved a young Steve Pederson (probably when he was a graduate assistant), and his comments about the importance of a walk on program. Ironically, when he was the Athletic Director and Bill Callahan was the coach, the walk on program dramatically decreased.
I am reading the book, "Faith in the Game," by Tom Osborne. He writes about the benefits of a walk on program, "Trev Alberts, an All-American defensive end and fist-round NFL draft choice following the 1993 season, mentioned the impact that David Seizys had on him. David wasn't big and did not have great speed. His strong desire to honor God with his play and his willingness to share that commitment were contagious. David had a significant impact on our team that greatly exceeded his physical talents. There have been many David Seizyses over the years who have served as the leaven that made the total program productive."
I had to look up the word leaven. The definition is an element, influence, or agent, that works subtly to lighten, enliven, or modify a whole.
For anyone interesting in watching, "Walk Ons: Huskers' Edge," the documentary will air two more times on NETV this week:
Thursday, August 6, 8:00 PM
Sunday, August 9, 6:30 PM
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