BIG RAPIDS- Ferris State and Barstool Sports have partnered to establish a scholarship fund honoring the late FSU alum Cody “Beef” Franke.
Franke, who passed away last month, graduated from Ferris State in 2017 with a degree in PGA Golf Management. The university is one of just 18 in the nation that are sanctioned by the PGA. After earning PGA certification, Franke worked as a golf professional and later for Barstool Sports’ popular golf channel “Fore Play.”
The channel posted the following message Friday morning:
“Our friend ‘Beef’ loved his time at Ferris State PGA Golf Management program,” the site posted on its Fore Play podcast account on X this morning. “In his memory, we have worked with the university and Cody’s family to create a scholarship fund that will honor his kindness and love for the game and will support in perpetuity students at Ferris State University, sculpting young leaders to carry themselves both professionally and personally as ‘Beef’ did. With all class.”
The endowed scholarship established in his honor will support Ferris State students who share Franke’s love for golf and helping others.