Hawaii has a couple more days until the team kicks off the college football season against California in Sydney, Australia, but it's already been a memorable trip for the Rainbow Warriors' Ryan Tuiasoa.
The redshirt junior running back, who came to the program as a walk-on, was surprised with a scholarship during the team's visit to Taronga Zoo in Sydney.
Watch RB Ryan Tuiasoa get more than just a close-up of a koala at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, he received a scholarship! pic.twitter.com/b6Y9zf0gLN
— Hawaii Football (@HawaiiFootball) August 25, 2016
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Right after getting up close and personal with one of the zoo's koalas and posing for a picture, Tuiasoa was handed a piece of paper by one of the facility's workers. Caught off guard, Tuiasoa read the paper out loud as his teammates and him celebrated the scholarship announcement.
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Making the moment even more special, the video shows Tuiasoa telling his family, who was on hand, the news as they shared hugs.
That's one way to get a little extra motivation heading into the new season.
