(S25) - PT 3 - Early Decisions

[Nhamlet]

Eugene Smoothie had spent very little of his time playing football prior to his time at UCLA. Originally his plan was to enter the medical science field in hopes of eventually pursuing psychiatry as a future career. However, between the combination of the competitive application field on top of his newly discovered talents on the field, he was swayed by friends and family to pursue a childhood dream of becoming a professional athlete. As a walk-on for the university, it took several of Smoothie’s friends who already had ties with the football program to convince the coach in order to give him a look to see the potential that others around Smoothie had already demonstrated.

He was given an opportunity to workout with the team and showed himself to be a unique talent in being able to handle all facets of the game surprisingly well for a person starting so late in the sport, though admittedly still very raw overall. What completely convinced the coach to bring Smoothie onto the team was when he was snuck into the practice jerseys of the scrimmage teams, spending time playing in multiple positions and not looking entirely out of place. That’s when his track to the DSFL and ISFl became solidified when he demonstrated how he could fit in any role, as evidenced by his TE playing position in the DSFL, and moving over to Safety in the NSFL.