Eastern Michigan University football player gives up scholarship to teammate.

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An Eastern Michigan football player gave up his scholarship to a walk-on teammate who spent the last four years paying his own way, even selling his plasma to do so.

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YPSILANTI, Mich. – An Eastern Michigan football player gave up his scholarship to a walk-on teammate who spent the last four years paying his own way, even selling his plasma to do so.

EMU head coach Chris Creighton spoke to his team Thursday, Aug. 3, after the first day of fall camp. He talked about senior offensive lineman Zack Conti, a Trenton native who’s played in 23 games the last two seasons.

Conti paid his own way through school the last four years, and while Creighton said he tried to find a way to help, the team didn’t have any available scholarships...