Many people have a moment in their lives when they decide what job they want. One moment in time that has ramifications on their entire life. Philip was no different. It was the 2019 NSFL semifinal between the New Orleans Second Line and the Orange County Otters. The last-second field goal by Peg Leg to give the Second Line the win was when he decided that he was going to be a football player. It didn't exactly go the way he expected though. His lack of athleticism derailed his sports playing career at a young age. He focused on his studies and was an average kid until he was 15. One of the football players was in his gym class and saw him kick a soccer ball 60 yards. He convinced Philip to try out for the football team and the rest is history. A history that will be told here because that's the point of this article. His freshman year he played well but the Rams (His HS team) still struggled, finishing 5 and 7. In his sophomore year, the Rams went 8 and 4 and made the playoffs but lost in the first round. He was the All-District Punter and was named District Special Teams player of the year. His Junior year the Rams went 10 and 2 and made it all the way to the State Quarterfinals before losing to the eventual State Champion Dragons. He won All-District Punter again as well as All-District Kicker. He was also named the 2nd Team All-State Punter. His Junior year was when he first started getting college scholarship offers. Most were D2 and D3 with the lone D1 offer coming from the University of Massachusetts. His Senior year the Rams went 12 and 0 and made it all the way to the State Championship before losing to Dragons once again. He set the District record for most punts inside the 20 in a season with 37. He also was named 1st Team All-State Punter and District Player of the Year becoming the first Kicker/Punter in district history to win the award. Keep in mind that all of the district awards were won in a small district. That is the reason that he only was offered a few D1 scholarships. The only 2 Power 6 teams that offered him Scholarships were The University of North Carolina and the University of Maryland. He chose the University of Maryland due to it being closer to home. He sat on the bench his freshman year and watched the Terrapins go 3 and 9 and promptly fire the coach who had recruited him. He stayed and won the starting Kicking and Punting job in his sophomore year. The Terrapins went 6 and 6 and earned an invitation to the Bahamas Bowl. He made 2 Field Goals from 37 and 48 yards respectively to help Maryland beat Charlotte 27-19. He also won the Big Ten Punter of the year award. His Junior year the Terrapins went 8-4 and were invited to the BBVA Compass Bowl. He made 2 of 3 Field Goals making kicks of 44 and 47 and missing from 56 in their loss to the University of Pittsburgh 41-34. He was named both Big Ten Kicker and Big Ten Punter of the year as well as being named 2nd Team All-American. His Senior Year the Terrapins went 10-2 and lost in the Big Ten Championship Game to Michigan 27-13. Philip made both of his field goals from 45 and 54 yards but it wasn't enough. They got an invitation to the Outback Bowl and beat Florida 21-17. Philip clinched the game with a 60-yard punt out of bounds at Florida's 1 with 2 minutes remaining. Florida was unable to drive 99 yards and a Hail Mary from Maryland's 40 fell short. Philip averaged 52 yards per punt his senior year which was 4 yards more than the next best punter. After he graduated Philip joined the DSFL in preparation for the NSFL Draft. He has yet to join a team but he believes that he can be a positive both on and off the field.
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