Now these are some student athletes

Saw this video above on MPR's NewsCut blog when I returned to work yesterday. Makes you cheer for the underdog.

Incoming Ball State freshman Markus Burden won free tuition for a semester -- worth about $11,000 -- by making a half-court shot.

And Colorado State University gave freshman Andrew Schneeweis a year's tuition worth about $9,300 for his basket. Sweet. http://youtu.be/oSgpfWuo-9Q

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