Take advantage . Uh Some words of wisdom that I have for guys trying to get to division one level is definitely to just surround yourself with guys who are like minded and have the same goals as you and plan to be in the same place one day .
I played football for the University of Maryland and number 46 . Uh some pieces of advice that I was given uh for my coaches was definitely to make sure you stand out as a player and a person on and off the field and make sure that you leave a mark and make someone want to learn more about you and ask you more questions about yourself . Um And I feel like , yeah , that played a huge role in the way I was recruited and how I got to where I am now .
You'll pick up on that and know , ok , this might be a pass play and you can get a better get off than usual and there's certain things that , uh , you pick up on over time having fully padded , full , full , full speed practices almost every day . You get to play the game a lot more and learn new things and have more experience doing it . It's definitely , uh , it's definitely hard trying to balance both sports and academics , but it can be , uh , extremely easy if you use your time wisely .
Uh , and within a span of a year before my senior even started , I received around like 25 offers and the process was very fast and I made sure I got through it . Uh , some things that you should definitely be focus up focusing on , on the field to get recognition is just making yourself stand out , uh , running to the ball every play , picking up loose change , making yourself stand out . You know what I'm saying ?
So , definitely , how important every play is every chance and opportunity you get to play the game . Uh I actually recently saw a post or uh yeah , it was a post saying that 95 94% of your time is used in preparation and 6% is actually playing the game . So it's just you don't get a lot of who needs to go out there and play .
