walk-on
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One kicker at a Power Four school who started his career as a walk-on said his outside coach gave him a sense of what kickers at other schools were making.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
This has been the year of the walk-on outfits.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
How it happened is a tale of speculation, the oil panic and the rotating winners from artificial intelligence, with a walk-on part for the weird way indexes work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
After years of learning the techniques of a long snapper, Olson earned a first-string spot at the position for Orange Lutheran and joined the Trojans in 2015 as a walk-on player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
I could guess how she'd set the stage for my weekly call, and if I found myself with anything more than a walk-on part in a mob scene I'd be lucky.
From Torchy, Private Sec. by F. Foster Lincoln
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