Shannon Sharp
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He got a D1 scholarship.
Yep.
His father gets the job at Jackson State.
He goes and joins his father and his brother at Jackson.
And then when his dad gets the head coaching job at CU, he follows, you know, the two sons follow their dad there.
This is the very first time.
And it's really hard because think about it, Ocho.
I think he's 24, 25.
And for the first time in 24, 25 years, somebody has told you you're not good enough.
Now, it's one thing if you get cut from your high school team, you get cut from your junior varsity team or something like that.
He's 25.
But think about it.
Think about this, ladies and gentlemen.
I mean, for the first time in your life, you're in your mid-20s.
before somebody ever tells someone ever others to you, you're not good enough.
Forget it.
Forget it be a sport.
Maybe it's a job.
Maybe it's something, but to be told you're not good enough because your whole life you've dreamed about being an NFL player or your whole life, your dream job, whatever the case that may be, you dreamed about holding this dream job.
And then all of a sudden they're like, you're not good enough.