There have been many moments in my life that has shaped my player into the player he is today. However, no moment was more pivotal during the 2036 SEC championship against Alabama during my junior year at Florida. The context behind this moment is that going into the championship game, I was the immediate backup DE to our star DE, Ranger Grand. With the two of us in the rotation, we spearheaded and maintained a championship level defense that enabled us to get that point. However, a few days before the SEC championship game, Grand had a freak accident and broke his foot, leaving us without our best defensive player to defend against Bama's offense. As a result, my player, Ranger, was elevated to the starting DE position. Ranger was very nervous as he was expected to play with the next man up mentality. To say that Ranger rose up to the challenge was an understatement; he led the Gators' defense to resounding shutdown of the Tide's offense as he became a defensive juggernaut, leading the team in tackles and disrupted many of the Tide's plays.
As a result of being elevated to the starting position and accepting the responsibility of the starting DE position, Ranger grew up and realized that he has more talent than he realizes, but also he realizes that to get even better at the next level, he must put in more work than ever!
As a result of being elevated to the starting position and accepting the responsibility of the starting DE position, Ranger grew up and realized that he has more talent than he realizes, but also he realizes that to get even better at the next level, he must put in more work than ever!
