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How DeSean Bishop bet on himself from Tennessee football walk-on to scholarship

Knoxville News Sentinel
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DeSean Bishop was a two -time Mr. Football winner in high school but was under-recruited.

Bishop , a Knoxville native, came to UT with no promise of ever receiving a scholarship.

Bishop earned his scholarship by steadily climbing the depth chart over the past two seasons .

Bishop is competing with Peyton Lewis and Duke transfer Star Thomas for a starting job in 2025 .

A scholarship changes Bishop ’s status on the Tennessee roster, even if he doesn’t dwell on it.

Bishop: “I’ve been proving myself every day and I feel like I've got to earn it every day . I earned a scholarship, now it's time to perform.”.