Alex McMahon drives during a practice round April 24, 2014.

The University of Arizona is spending in excess of $600,000 this year to provide additional meals, including a free morning brunch to all of its athletes, including walk-ons, at the Bear Down Kitchen inside the Lowell-Stevens Football Facility. You can imagine how popular it is. Senior golferΒ Alex McMahon, who won the Arizona Amateur two weeks ago, tweeted β€œjust had my first free breakfast as a student!” Where was that when I was in school living on Cocoa Puffs?


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