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October 23, 2013 07:09 am GMT

Coach Awards Scholarship to Dedicated Player in Touching Video

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Missing out on feel-good sports moments lately? Look no further, thanks to Northwestern basketball coach Chris Collins and the YouTube video, above.

The touching clip shows Coach Collins surprising Wildcats walk-on James Montgomery by awarding him a full scholarship in front of all his teammates. In college sports, walk-ons are players who try out for, and make the team, but aren't deemed worthy of qualifying for a scholarship. So Montgomery went from paying his own way over the past two seasons to having all his books and tuition taken care of this year

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