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P.J. Fleck pauses Minnesota’s spring game, gives walk-on DE Sam Renner scholarship

P.J. Fleck took time out of Minnesota's spring game for a moment Sam Renner will never forget.
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Kevin Cunningham
Posted 1 week ago

April 12 was the day Minnesota played its 2018 spring game.

But it was also a day Sam Renner will never forget.

Renner, a walk-on defensive end, is a redshirt junior. During the game, coach P.J. Fleck paused it.

Why?

To give Renner a scholarship. Take a look:

Why we love spring football today: @Coach_Fleck paused Thursday's spring game to give walk-on defensive end Sam Renner a scholarship.

Sam then got to soak in the moment with teammates and fans: pic.twitter.com/HcELbpRL8K

— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) April 12, 2018

Renner said afterwards that it was a dream. When he decided to walk on to the Golden Gophers, he said he always dreamed about getting a scholarship and wasn’t sure if it would happen, but that it was an amazing experience.

Since Renner got to Minnesota, he has maintained a 4.0 GPA. The 6-foot-4 defensive lineman from Maple Grove, Minn., was a part of the Golden Gophers’ 2015 class and was not ranked by 247Sports.

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