opportunity to work on my skill set and develop as a player, to take the next steps towards my goal of playing professionally. I just kept working hard and stayed focused on my goals as a student and as an athlete. In my third year at SMU, I had the opportunity to play in the East West Bowl and as it sometimes happens during any game, my team was struggling to score touchdowns, so I had lots of opportunities to get out on the field and put some points on the board with field goals for that game.
“I committed to Saint Mary’s University as a receiver, but they gave me the opportuni- ty to work on my skill set and develop as a player, to take the next steps towards my goal of playing professional- ly.”
Scott was the Defensive Line Coach with Saint Mary’s. So, I am sure he was always plugging my name to Coach Blake Nill and Coach Steve Sumarah of Saint Mary’s to give me a shot and I respected that. So even when the Ontario and Western schools were calling, I knew that I wanted to stay in my home province to play football so, committing to Saint Mary’s was an easy choice, I knew that if Scott was there, it would be a good place for me. Plus, they had and still have an excellent program, it also gave me the opportunity to play with a few of my teammates from the Football Nova Scotia and CEC Cougar football programs, making the tran- sition to the university level a lot easier. When I arrived at Saint Mary’s the football program was very much like my experience my first year with CEC. The coaching staff and the people associated with the team were amazing and supportive. I committed to Saint Mary’s University as a receiver, but they gave me the
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MARCH/APRIL 2022 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • MARCH/APRIL 2022
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