Josh Anderson is a fifth year walk on senior running back at Notre Dame. Today he was modeling the new uniforms when he learned that he would no longer be just a walk on.
After his big announcement ESPN got in touch with Brian Kelly, the team’s head coach. Kelly explained his decision to award Anderson a scholarship,
“[Anderson is] a senior for us that has done everything we’ve asked over the last five years. He’s taken more hits than any one of our backs. He’s a scout-team player. He’s done everything. He’s a great student. Well-respected by all of his teammates and we had an available scholarship and as a senior he deserved it so I brought him out to announce the Under Armour uniforms and I had him instead of the big mannequin, I had him dressed in the Under Armour uniform. He didn’t know he was getting a scholarship. So the guys were pretty charged up. He had the Under Armour — I said: You know, this is a great model. Matter of fact, he’s such a great model — I said, Josh, take your helmet off — he models everything that I think is right about a Notre Dame football player. At that time I announced he was gonna get a scholarship, and the guys were excited. It was a good moment.”
The scholarship will definitely help Anderson. And in case you missed the uniforms here’s a look.
Heritage.
Titles.
Fenway Park.WE ARE THE GREEN MONSTER.
Introducing the 2015 @UAFootball Shamrock Series Uniform. pic.twitter.com/idVEKii9wH
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) August 13, 2015
