Since the age of three, Jeremi Ross had
been in and out of foster care and group homes. By the time he started
Hollywood High in 2009, he was failing every subject. But then he met
football coach Ceasar Sandoval and became interested in playing
football. Yet taking the field, there was one catch: Ross would have to
promise Coach Sandoval that he’d achieve a 2.0 grade point average
(GPA). Upon making this deal, Ross not only achieved a 2.0 GPA, but he
also rushed for 2,273 yards and scored 23 touchdowns playing quarterback
in his first year of organized football. By the end of his sophomore
year, Ross earned a 3.0 GPA and had become a leader both on and off the
field.
Fast-forward to the present and Ross is
getting ready to graduate with a B.A. degree from NCAA Division II
Missouri Science and Technology in multidisciplinary studies, becoming
the first in his family to earn a college degree. This past season he
was named to the all-conference team.
Ross plans on training intensely over the
next year for the 2018 NFL Combine. Just like his early years, he knows
how to overcome any adversity that comes his way and continue to excel
in hope of playing the sport so close to him.
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