 Yost 's account differed dramatically from that of Schulz . Sensitive to allegations that he was recruiting ringers , Yost denied having recruited Schulz and claimed that Schulz was just another student who tried out for the team . According to Yost , the first time he ever saw Schulz was in the fall of 1904 when Schulz was waiting tables at a fraternity house in Ann Arbor and told Yost he would like to play football . Yost went so far as to say that he initially thought the young waiter looked too awkward to be a football player , but " did not want to discourage anybody " . 
