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Watch: Players go nuts as Duke surprises walk-on with scholarship

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There's few things better in college sports than walk-on players earning scholarships, and Duke defensive end Danny Doyle was the latest recipient of such a gesture.

Head coach David Cutcliffe interrupts a team meeting by taking a phone call from Doyle's parents, who then break the news to their son. The reaction from his fellow teammates is pandemonium.

The junior didn't see any action in 2015, but was one of the top performers in the Blue Devils spring game.

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