Breana Bacon | NCAA.com | August 17, 2017 Volunteers football made this walk-on's scholarship a family affair The Vol's football team celebrates sophomore tight end Eli Wolf after he receives a scholarship during practice. Share When Eli Wolf stepped into the 'Circle of Life' drill with his brother, Ethan, during Tennessee's practice on Tuesday, he probably wasn't expecting much more than a normal day at camp. But the redshirt sophomore tight-end was in for a life-changing surprise. Before the starting whistle blew, Vols head coach Butch Jones stepped in with a big announcement. .@EliWolf16 scored a BIG WIN in today's Circle of Life ... pic.twitter.com/k9sZWtvN26 — Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) August 15, 2017 After practice, Wolf's teammates took to Twitter to congratulate him on being awarded a well-deserved scholarship. Since day 1 been the hardest worker I know always told ya it'd come!!! Love ya kid @EliWolf16 https://t.co/UungFOhGmv — Kahlil McKenzie Jr. (@Kahlil_Mckenzie) August 15, 2017 So happy for my guy @EliWolf16! Hard work pays off! Love ya brotha! https://t.co/LLiP0jr163 — Jack Jones (@jackjoneshii) August 15, 2017 Eli Wolf was not a starter but made one catch for 8 yards for the Vols last season against Tennessee Tech. Ethan, a senior tight end, was just as surprised as Eli about the scholarship but was equally as excited for his younger brother. Earning the scholarship meant a lot to another member of the Wolf family as well. James Wolf, Eli and Ethan's father, thanked the UT coaching staff and administration for their belief in his son and said that it's hard to find much that's more special than "seeing my kids' perseverance and dedication be rewarded." Awesome moment for Eli Wolf to start his sophomore season and even more awesome that he got to share it with family. 2022 SEC baseball tournament: Bracket, schedule, scores, TV times The 2022 SEC baseball bracket, schedule and TV for the 12-team competition in Hoover, Ala., at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. READ MORE Monica Abbott rewatched one of her 2007 WCWS games and her reactions are golden Monica Abbott re-watched her 2007 WCWS game and broke down her performance. Here are 10 of her best reactions. READ MORE College baseball rankings: Texas A&M and Wofford join this week's top 25 Texas A&M and Wofford jumped into this week's D1Baseball.com poll, while Tennessee stays on top of the poll behind its historic start. See the latest college baseball rankings here. READ MORE