Tennessee Offers a Full Scholarship To The 4th Grader Who Got Bullied For His Homemade Shirt
After a fourth grade Florida boy went viral for being bullied at school for his homemade Tennessee T-shirt, the university offered him a scholarship to become a future Volunteer.
“In recognition of the fourth-grader’s Volunteer spirit, the university has extended an offer of honorary admission for him to join the Class of 2032,” the university said in a statement on Thursday. “In addition, he has been awarded a four-year scholarship covering his tuition and fees beginning fall 2028 should he decide to attend UT and meet admission requirements.”
Have a week my friend. This fourth grader went from being bullied to tears about his homemade shirt, to having the University of Tennessee make it their official shirt, to having their school store sellout in hours, to now getting a full ride to Tennessee. What a world. I basically predicted this would happen in my blog Monday, although you could kind of see it coming.
Wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t lose the rest of the year and finished 10-2. Probably not, but it’s a nice thought to have right now. If something was going to turn their season around this is it. Genius move by the folks over there. Gotta believe they throw the kid a scholarship too right? Maybe let him play quarterback this week against Chattanooga.
Only thing left is to get him some snaps on Saturday. Good on Tennessee for all of this. Kid probably doesn’t even know what college is yet, but his future is all taken care of now. Pretty awesome.
The real winners here are the parents. They must be throwing themselves a party getting out of $200k in tuition for an out of state student. That whole family just hit the lotto.