From pizza delivery to football scholarship, Trey Adkins shares story on national TV

Last week, Trey Adkins earned a scholarship on the South Carolina football team after four years as a walk-on.

On Wednesday, Adkins and Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer appeared on Fox and Friends to discuss Adkins’ journey, which included delivering pizzas to pay for his tuition.

Adkins, a standout receiver at Hillcrest High School, walked on to the USC program in 2018 but didn’t see any action until 2019. He has appeared in 10 games with the Gamecocks, catching five passes for 78 yards.

Beamer, who was hired in December, has talked about the importance of walk-ons in his program and awarded Adkins with a scholarship last week in a video posted on the school’s social media pages.

Adkins is a popular player on the USC roster and teammates mobbed him in celebration of the occasion. Receivers coach Justin Stepp was shown giving him a hug after the speech. After Beamer’s announcement, Adkins was shown calling his parents to tell them the news.

An amazing moment @t_adkins8 and his teammates will never forget.

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— Gamecock Football (@GamecockFB) June 15, 2021