For a kid who didn't play football until his sophomore year of high school, he's come a long way to be a scholarship athlete.

It's good for our program. Hopefully that means they will get some exposure as far as colleges.

Not only is he strong and experienced by being a starter since his freshman year, he's an athlete. He's not just a big boy out there. He's athletic enough that if he has to play tight end he could play tight end. He has athletic ability that is not natural for a guy over 300 pounds.

My dad was the football coach for the high school a few years ago and I wanted to play football with my older brother Gary on the unlimited,

He said they couldn't play because it would distract the players, ... Distract the players? That's what high school football is about, is the band, is the announcers, is the rock'n'roll music. These kids work hard all week long for this night.

I didn't want to go to school. It wasn't my deal. But to play football, I had to make it my deal.