Cal Botsford

Sussex Hamilton 19’ USF 23’

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

The fact Annika picked Nikki Smokes over this kid is like the movie Casino when Sharon Stone can’t quit her deadbeat bf. And for those being like why did this kid show up his DM’s are prob lit up right now. @barstoolspringb

[Cal Botsford @BotsfordCal]

@WCCSG_ The @coachmcloward

[Ben McCollum is my hero @MountMcKeever]

Iowa had too much team speed for the SEC

[Liberal Tear Creator™ @LibTearCreator1]

I’m DONE paying taxes! This BANANAS!

[Rico Deleon @Rico_Deleon23]

As my football career came to an end last weekend — and with it my time in this program and in college football — I felt like I needed to share my thoughts on where the game is today. My path was far from normal; not many guys play seven years. But even with my unique journey, it’s clear that the current landscape of college football is becoming worse for the game.

Somewhere along the way, we lost what made this sport special.
We lost sight of the TEAM.

Too many players are focused only on what’s best for them, not what’s best for the people in the locker room next to them. I’ve played with a lot of great teammates, but even then, it felt like some always had one foot out the door — ready to leave the moment something didn’t go their way. The transfer portal made it way too easy to run from adversity instead of growing through it.

I can’t explain how many lessons I learned from not getting what I wanted right away. From being humbled. From having to earn everything the hard way. Every decision I made, I tried to make for the team. For something bigger than myself.

College athletics is supposed to shape you into a leader — someone who can handle adversity, communicate with respect, and go into the world a better, stronger version of who you were when you came in. But the new age of college sports has kids leaving at the first sign of trouble, talking to coaches however they want, and expecting everything to go their way.

I’m all for players having a voice and choosing what’s best for their future. But in what part of life do you get everything exactly how you want it? That’s not real. Yet college athletics has created that illusion, and it’s hurting a game that has saved so many lives — including kids from poverty and tough situations who needed football to survive.

For me, getting an education meant everything. I didn’t grow up with much. Football was my only ticket to pay for school. Not everyone’s situation is the same, and I get that. But I’ll always believe that the team, the struggle, and the lessons learned are what make this sport powerful.

And I hope someday we find our way back to that.

#CollegeFootball #team

[Cal Botsford @BotsfordCal]

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@bigkern74 #faugie

[Cal Botsford @BotsfordCal]

Toon in and watch this guy @conrice53 ball out tomorrow 7:00 p.m. (CST) as the Coo takes on Black Hills!

[Alex Macksam @AMacksam]

#blessed @JimGlogowski

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Peyton Manning on Leadership 🎯

“It’s not just about you.”

The best teams he played on?
The best players practiced the hardest.

When you compete for each other, it’s contagious.

🎥: Peyton Manning / Notre Dame Football

[tribal chief ☝🏻🩸 @luireigns]

Who has the best pyro entrance in WWE history? 🔥

[MLFootball @MLFootball]

CLASS ACT: Former #Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers used to visit sick children at Green Bay hospitals without anyone knowing including the media.

Aaron spent many hours with sick kids and their families; leaving a lasting impact on them forever.

Aaron Rodgers is a class act.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

Aaron Rodgers watching the Packers draft a WR in the first round

[MLFootball @MLFootball]

🚨BREAKING: #PACKERS LEGEND CLAY MATTHEWS TOOK THE STAGE AND DECLARED HE HAD A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:

“MY FELLOW AMERICANS, THE BEARS STILL SUCK.”

😳

[Chandler @_chandler_____]

Some future car salesman hitting ten 3s on a blue blood today in his first televised game

[Cal Botsford @BotsfordCal]

The Coo is getting a different animal and the same beast with this one!!!!!

[Conor Rice @conrice53]

Can't wait to help win more Conference and National titles Thank you for the opportunity @coachgarcia57 @USFCooFootball @CooCoachA
@NickBenedetto_ #WinnersWin

[PeterStevens458 @PeterStevens458]

What’s the move ladies

[PeterStevens458 @PeterStevens458]

God Did!!!