Auburn redshirt freshman Cam’Ron King wanted to play football for the Tigers so badly that he was willing to walk on to the team last season. He never expected anything more than a spot on the roster, happy to play his role for what the team needed.
After proving himself, though, he’s earned one. Auburn coach Hugh Freeze made the announcement Tuesday in front of the team.
Freeze called King up in front of everyone and began by asking him a few questions about himself and being a walk on. He then sent him back to sit down before calling him back up to reveal the surprise.
“Hey, Cam’Ron, one more thing. Come here,” he said. “Today, you’re no longer a walk-on. You’re on scholarship.”
The room erupted into cheers as King’s teammates left their seats to come join him and celebrate. Everyone crowded around him as they huddled together and began to jump up and down.
It’s not like King didn’t have options coming out of high school. He held scholarship offers from several programs, including Purdue, Navy and Florida Atlantic, but instead opted to walk on at Auburn. Now its paid off for him.
Cam’Ron King appeared in only one contest as a true freshman this past season against Alabama A&M and did not record any stats. However, he had been getting reps with the second team during fall practice and could perhaps be poised for an expanded role this year.
Regardless, he’ll surely want to soak in this moment for a long time. The Tigers are scheduled to kick off the 2025 season on Aug. 29 against Baylor.
Hugh Freeze details what makes Cam Coleman a special wide receiver
The Auburn Tigers are coming into the 2025 season with expectations that they take massive strides forward. In particular, head coach Hugh Freeze is hoping that wide receiver Cam Coleman can help his offense improve next season.
Ahead of the season, Freeze appeared on See Ball Get Ball. There, he praised Coleman and explained what it is that makes him such a special receiver.
“Cam is such a likable kid,” Hugh Freeze said. “And so coachable… length first, and speed. Then he has these natural ball skills that just, it seems, I don’t care what’s around him. He just feels like that ball is his, and he’s naturally on the timing where you’ve seen some receivers before they’re in the right position, but they’re covered, but the timing of the jump is a little off. They’re not high pointing it. Man, you don’t ever feel like that’s the case for him.”
On3’s Dan Morrison contributed to this report.
