I’ve always said that education is the key to unlocking opportunity, and @North_Alabama is doing an excellent job educating Alabamians.
Enjoyed meeting with President Kenneth Kitts and Athletic Director Josh Looney, and it has been a pleasure to have Cole, a UNA student, as one of my interns in D.C. this spring.
What most people never see:
In one week within team.
Grand mother pass
Grand father pass
Grand mother strike
Asst coach father in hospital
Wife in radiation treatment
Parents divorced after leaving for college
Car repo
Father laid off from job
Mother came to get car bc hers is broken
Brother had trial back home
Car accident
Player with enlarged heart
Career ending injury
12 injuries
Stranger break into house while asleep
1 working night shift
Family member kicked out of house
Family member released from prison after wrongly accused
And we yell at them to “make the play!”
We better Love Serve and Care.
Had a great conversation with President Trump last night about the importance of establishing national standards for NIL.
College football is the heart and soul of America — but it’s in danger if we don’t level the playing field.
An 18-year-old competes with a 20-year-old JUCO player for the same scholarship, both equally eligible. As a coach, who’s your pick? NCAA needs to reassess; collegiate experience should be considered collegiate experience.
Proud Dad moment...A year ago, this young man was in the hospital for 20 days with burns on 22% of his body. In the last couple weeks, he's been awarded an internship to work at the Capitol in DC for Senator Tubberville starting in January, and made the Dean's list!
@ColeCavin
Hospital stays and Christmas weren’t meant to go hand in hand, but I’m so thankful and grateful for the love and support that has surrounded me during my hospital stay. Your calls, texts, generosity, and prayers mean the world to me!
Merry Christmas!
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@BBirge , @PaulCavin22 and myself will reveal the Top 5 finishers in our Coach and Player of the Year Contest.