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MSU football to hold informational meeting for potential walk-ons

September 8, 2015
<p>Head coach Mark Dantonio greets his team as they come in for a time out Jan. 1, 2015, during The Cotton Bowl Classic football game against Baylor at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Spartans defeated the Bears and claimed the Cotton Bowl Victory, 42-41. Erin Hampton/The State News</p>

Head coach Mark Dantonio greets his team as they come in for a time out Jan. 1, 2015, during The Cotton Bowl Classic football game against Baylor at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Spartans defeated the Bears and claimed the Cotton Bowl Victory, 42-41. Erin Hampton/The State News

Photo by Erin Hampton | The State News

The MSU football team will be hosting an informational meeting for its future walk-on tryouts at 4 p.m. on Sept. 14 at the Pentecost team meeting room at the Duffy Daugherty Football Building.

Requirements for walk-on football tryouts

  • Minimum of 12 credits
  • GPA of 2.5 or higher
  • Be registered with and declared eligible by the NCAA Clearing House
  • Be prepared to pass tests for any performance enhancing drugs and/or street drugs
  • Be able to pass any background check
  • Must have played high school football at the varsity level
  • Be able to provide a coach recommendation
  • Be able to provide a highlight video 

The meeting will provide information on the process and will not be the actual tryouts.

To be eligible to attend the meeting and future tryouts, the student must meet the several requirements.

Those considering the meeting are asked to bring a record of a recent physical examination from within the past six months of time.

If a student has had a past injury, pertaining records are asked to be brought to insure he will be physically able to participate in the tryout if selected.

The information gathered will be assessed by the staff.

Students may or may not be invited to the actual tryouts.

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