Saturday, October 6, 2007
Player gives up scholarship
This is something that you don’t here about everyday one player giving up his scholarship so the school can have room for an incoming recruit. Washington State senior Taylor Rochestie gave up his scholarship for the 2008-2009 season so they go offer the scholarship to Marcus Capers from Orland, Florida. http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10390866/1 Taylor said his family could afford the 25,000 dollars for school so it was a no brainer to help the team out. How often do you see an athlete give up going to school for free to help out his team? Would you give up your scholarship to help out your team get a star recruit? I know I would most likely not give up my scholarship if I had one even if it helped out the team because in my view I earned it and I would not want to give it up. It is nice to see that he is not all about me, me, me like so many athletes now a day but instead what can I do to help the team. That is what I call a senior leader he is helping the team in the future by making room on the team for an impact freshman on the team. Taylor said that he wanted to give back to the team that gave him a chance after he transferred from Tulane. There should be more players like Taylor Rochestie that are willing to do anything to help out their teams and be a mentor to the younger players like Marcus Capers.
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I have not yet heard about Taylor Rochestie giving up his scholarship. And to be quite honest I think that it was a brave and kind gesture. Athletes that are given scholarships are very lucky. College costs lots of money and families are always looking for ways to help pay for their child’s education. Even most families that can afford to pay for their children’s education take the scholarship instead spending the money they know they have towards the college of their son or daughter’s choice. This shows how much Taylor appreciates his school, team, and what the school has done to help him. I do not know many people who would be willing to give up a free education to help someone else out. I’m sure Marcus Capers and Washington State, and the football team, are all very appreciative of Rochestie. There should be more people in the world who are willing to give up something they know they can live without, to help someone else.
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