Last One for the Day
And to wrap it up today is a feel good human interest story, courtesy of ESPN.com.
While other students planned to play college football, Timmy Bailey signed with a different recruiter — Uncle Sam.
Now, after serving a year in Iraq, the 21-year-old private in the U.S. Army National Guard is back home. And remarkably, four years after Bailey graduated from a tiny high school in the rural Mississippi Delta, the soon-to-be sophomore has attracted more attention from college coaches than ever.
“It’s maturity — I’m not your average recruit,” Bailey said. “I can talk better with the coaches on a one-on-one basis, and they love it.”
Bailey is expected to sign a binding national letter-of-intent to play linebacker at Mississippi State on Wednesday, the first day of the national signing period. . .
Finally, somebody is doing right by a guy that was willing to serve his country.
More tomorrow.
