Everyone was curious to know why, but I had no answer except "I don't know." That night I took a bath I had never taken, turned off the lights and cried endless tears. As I sat in total darkness, I thought to myself, what if everything had been different? What if I woke up and my name was on the list? Either way, it would end and I would no longer be able to play football my senior year. No one at school could imagine the emotional void I had experienced in the last 24 hours. My sister never bothered to ask me if I was okay. All I knew was that I wanted to be a part of that team more than anything, and it was taken away from me and my "potential teammates." Football has taught me all kinds of life lessons and has come with friends I can call brothers. With all of this, I have learned to take your weaknesses and make them your strengths. Getting cut from the team encouraged me to work even harder than before during the offseason and try to get a scholarship to a small school. Since that didn't work out, I went to Cu-Boulder on business and tried out for the club team. I made the team, I couldn't be happier and neither could my family