I was working hard over the summer to get my grades straight to maintain eligibility when I noticed that I had been listed at third string. I was at summer school. One of the coaches told me that word was going around that I wouldn't pass my classes but I ended up passing my classes.

They didn't care what the coaches said at Tulane. They knew what type of player I was. They knew that I was the top defensive lineman in the state.

I was primed and prepared to be the starter on defense in my junior year but things just went bad.