Former Alta Hawk Noah Flores Earns Football Scholarship At Utah State
Aug 20, 2024, 12:54 PM
Alta’s Noah Flores looks toward the referee during a high school football game against Lehi at Lehi High School on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021.
LOGAN, Utah—Hard work, determination, and dedication have paid off for former Alta Hawk Noah Flores. The walk-on defensive back earned a scholarship from Utah State and will be a redshirt freshman this season.
The USU football program announced Flores’ scholarship using the NCAA Football 25 game in a heartwarming social media video on Monday, August 19.
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From walk-on to scholarship!!
Congrats @noahfloooo 🤘#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/zJ2q22oA3Q
— USU Football (@USUFootball) August 14, 2024
Head coach Nate Dreiling gathered the team together for what appeared to be some friendly trash talk. After pointing out that not many walk-on athletes are in the game, Dreiling announced Flores had earned a scholarship.
The redshirt freshman corner appeared overcome with emotion as teammates swarmed him to celebrate the accomplishment.
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Flores did not play in any games last season after walking on at USU following a stellar prep career. The Sandy, Utah native earned 5A first-team all-state and first-team all-region honors as a senior at Alta. He recorded 28 tackles, nine interceptions, and nine pass breakups for the Hawks. Offensively, Flores added 1,121 yards and 12 touchdowns on 55 catches.
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Brian Preece is a sports.ksl.com insider covering the Utah State Aggies and Salt Lake Bees. Follow Brian’s coverage of the Bees, Big League Utah, and Aggie athletics here.
