One Eastern Michigan football player did a wonderful thing for his teammate. Brian Dooley gave his scholarship away to a teammate Zach Conti who was giving away his plasma so he could stay in school.
Head coach Chris Creighton made the announcement today that Dooley’s teammate Zack Conti will finally get a full scholarship.
“Zach Conti has had to pay his way to school for four years. And in the fall the guy was selling his plasma to be able to pay the bills, said Creighton. “Brian Dooley comes into my office and he said, ‘Coach, that guy has earned it. And I’ve talked this over with my family and the whole bit. And if there’s a way to make this happen, I am willing to give up my scholarship and to give it to Zack Conti.’
I’ve never heard, I’ve never seen, anything like that ever before,” he added.
It was an emotional moment for the whole team when Conti was presented with his scholarship in front of the team. Dooley explained he couldn’t let his teammate leave school.
“I did it because I’ve seen Conti grow over the years. Seeing him walk away from something that he loves did not sit well with me,” Dooley said. He works hard and gets extra work with me all the time. In my eyes he earned it 100%, giving up my scholarship so he can stay and play means everything.”
“I‘m proud of what he has become and cannot wait to see what he does on the field,” he concluded.
About Stacey Mickles
Stacey is a 1995 graduate of the University of Alabama who has previously worked for other publications such as Sportskeeda and Saturday Down South.