Watch: South Carolina kicker surprised with scholarship during spring game

At the University of South Carolina’s annual Garnet and Black Spring Game on Saturday, kicker Parker White got the surprise of his life.

White, a former walk-on who didn’t even play in his first year on campus, was told to look at the stadium’s video board after he nailed a field goal just before halftime. As his teammates stood around him, White watched several of his own highlights before the surprise was revealed: He’d been put on scholarship.

White was then mobbed by his ecstatic teammates, of course.

The redshirt junior joined the team in January 2017, and a moment from his first start later that year was included in the video. After missing two field goals against Louisiana Tech, he kicked the game-winner — his first-ever collegiate field goal — with four seconds left. South Carolina won 17-16, and White has been the starting kicker ever since.

Overall, White is 27-for-41 on field goals, and 21-for-23 from 40 yards or closer. He’s also missed just one out of 72 PATs. He’s kicked two other game-winning fourth-quarter field goals, both in 2018. In fact, White received his scholarship surprise six months to the day after he kicked the game-winning field goal against Missouri in October.

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