When I got the acceptance letter from the University or Arizona I was ecstatic. I had been a fan of the Wildcats ever since I had done a football camp there when I was 6 years old. It's part of what got me into football and I was pumped to go help out their program. They allowed me to start as a true freshman and I performed pretty well. I managed to win Pac-12 defensive freshman of the year, which was a surprise to a lot people, seeing as I was just a 3 star recruit and many teams had gotten some freshmen ranked in the ESPN 300. Going into my sophomore year, expectations were high for me and the Arizona defense, but in week 2 disaster struck. I intercepted a pass and an awkward tackle on my return caused me to tear my meniscus and damage my MCL. I was out for the rest of the season doing PT and recovering. My teammates voted me captain as a Junior, citing my perseverance with the injury as the main reason. I think I did this decision justice, as I was named first team all Pac-12. We missed out on the Conference championship to a good UCLA team but were selected to play in the Alamo Bowl. In that game I had 8 tackles, a strip sack, and an interception that I returned for the game sealing touchdown in out 31-20 win over Texas. I graduated college with my degree in communications, which I thought would help me deal with the media.
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