A rodeo and own county is doing more than just roping competitions and bull riding.

It's giving back to the community through scholarships, all in honor of one boy, Wyatt Cole.

They call it wide open, no fear.

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We all saw Cowboy in that automobile action.

Ladies and gentlemen, this rodeo is being established in his honor.

And in an effort to further fund the scholarships, we hosted the Wyatt Memorial Rodeo each and every year.

He drew wide open, no fear throughout his amazing life.

So in February the 10th of 2019, my son Wyatt, who was 20 years old, passed away in a car accident.

He was a sophomore at the University of Tennessee.

Martin.

He had he was on the rodeo team.

He still wrestled in team rope.

And Rodeo was his passion from kindergarten through high school into college.

So in lieu of flowers, I start, we ask for donations for a scholarship.

And then the community here in Wayne County wanted to support Wyatt's passion of rodeo.

And so with the help of other people, we were able to start this rodeo and put it together.

And it has grown into what it is today.

We're Wyatt, and I'm Matt.

I believe I was about ten years old and he was a year or two younger than me.

But then once we met, I started going to his house and I really started roping there.

And from then on we were best friends.

We were talking nearly every day.

We had many disagreements, but the memories are unbelievable.

It's not like a gentleman would find someone friends on to the arena floor.

They really are really moving here tonight.

Pay tribute to our cowboy after he passed.

It's just a way to.

Yes.

Honor his legacy and what he started and great opportunities to raise money to pass on to other younger students that come to have the same dreams and maybe help them when they want to move on to college.

The goal and the purpose of this rodeo is to raise scholarship money, and we give out scholarships to Owen County, Kentucky High School Rodeo Association, Indiana High School Rodeo Association and the University of Tennessee Martin Rodeo Team.

To date, we have given out $49,000 worth of scholarships.

It seems to me like the public has really taken this and pushed it every single year, and it just seems to grow and grow, which is great.

I love it.

I think he would love it.

I know he would.

You know, the just the whole atmosphere of it and the town coming together and being able to hang out afterwards and have a great time.

And it's just awesome.

The coals will also be holding the Wyatt Cole Memorial roping competition at the University of Tennessee.

Martin in February of next year.