I don't believe it's too far-fetched to think that we as college football players can make a significant, positive difference in the youth culture of America simply by embracing the responsibilities that accompany this place of privilege.
Life is about balance. You donât want to live out of whack over here or out of whack over here. I want to win and be well compensated, and I think thereâs a balance to find. It doesnât have to be one extreme or the other.
Sometimes when I get frustrated and ticked off, thereâs a little more fire there. It can also get you in trouble if youâre not careful, but I think within reason it can help you.
I joke with people - and Kyle Shanahan used to say this - that my swagger is having no swagger, but that kind of becomes my thing.
I think if Joe Montana or Peyton Manning had their way, they wouldâve stayed where they had won Super Bowls and played so well. They wouldnât have had to leave.
My plan always was to play college football, hope to get a few snaps in and then go on to medical school. As I went further in my career and got to my junior year, I realized as I looked around, âI got a shot here, and I might as well go after it.â
