Student athletes across the United States are surprised with scholarships every year and the coaches and programs have been getting creative with the way they surprise the players.

During the Florida Atlantic University Owls’ practice on Monday, head coach Lane Kiffin awarded redshirt senior running back Gerald Hearns a scholarship in a rather hilarious way as he went on a long rant about how Hearn skipped his Pilates class before handing over a note with the fantastic news.
 

Not a bad way to keep the birthday celebration going.
 

 

It’s crazy how life works, how the mind works, and how the body follows. I couldn’t sleep at all last night for some apparent reason; waking up exhausted, pushing myself in practice to grind through the struggle of me being exhausted and going hard every rep today, to a huge blessing after just celebrating my birthday yesterday, being surprised by my Head Coach, Coach Lane Kiffin by earning a scholarship as I continue my collegiate journey at FAU. Everything is for the glory of the man above as I give him credit for blessing me with the mental capacity to live with a purpose, positively influence others, and outwork others as I continue to become a better Version myself each and everyday. THANK YOU to the entire FAU FOOTBALL PROGRAM & TEAMMATES, including the previous coaching staff that presented an opportunity for me to be a walk-on to this team after transferring from FAMU. Thank you to each and every single person that supports me, pray for me and my family, thanks to anyone that look up to me as I am able to inspire you in any way of life. Where ever you at in life, DONT GIVE UP ON YOURSELF. Only you know how bad you want to be successful and will be willing to do whatever it takes to make a difference in your decision makings to take advantage of opportunities. WHY NOT GO HARD 100% WHEN ITS 100% UP TO YOU? #ForHisGlory #ProductionYear #Thankful #Determined #Failure-isn’t-an-option #BandCamp #MakeTheBandPlay #PalmBeach #561 #WorkEthic #SacrificeForOthers #CommandRespect #Perseverance #EarnTrust #OutWorkEverybody #Consistency #Persistent #MindOverMatter πŸ™πŸΏπŸ™πŸΏπŸ™πŸΏπŸ™πŸΏ

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