In 2012, former Ohio State third string quarterback Cardale Jones tweeted out his frustration with having to attend classes. "Why should we have to go to class if we came here to play FOOTBALL, we ain't come to play SCHOOL classes are POINTLESS." – Cardale Jones The tweet received negative backlash as Jones was seen as yet another irresponsible college football player misusing his opportunity. However, the biggest issue with Jones’ tweets is that he just may be right. No athlete college athlete that comes on to a college campus is the same. Each is there for a difference reason.
Sub head College turns boys into men
“For some guys it’s a great worthwhile experience, Cleveland Cavaliers veteran James Jones said “While for others it’s just prolonging the inevitable which is just them pursuing their …show more content…
He never played in the NBA and probably never will, but he’s knows how things can go wrong and also understands that the chances of things going wrong has heightened drastically because of social media. “Now-a-days you have to realize that every time you go out everyone in that room has a camera.” Farnham sees the other side of the coin. Being a student athlete is a blessing and something that shouldn’t be taken for granted. Yes, there is a long list of responsibilities that come with playing a sport at the collegiate level, but the key is learning how to manage it all. After all, this is something you’re passionate about. This is the sport you grew up loving, dreaming that one day you would be able one day put yourself in the position that you are currently in. You chose this path and with it you chose to endure every positive and negative that is thrown at you along the way. “Nobody is making you be a student athlete, Farnham said. “If you don’t want to do it you don’t have to do
Sub head College turns boys into men
“For some guys it’s a great worthwhile experience, Cleveland Cavaliers veteran James Jones said “While for others it’s just prolonging the inevitable which is just them pursuing their …show more content…
He never played in the NBA and probably never will, but he’s knows how things can go wrong and also understands that the chances of things going wrong has heightened drastically because of social media. “Now-a-days you have to realize that every time you go out everyone in that room has a camera.” Farnham sees the other side of the coin. Being a student athlete is a blessing and something that shouldn’t be taken for granted. Yes, there is a long list of responsibilities that come with playing a sport at the collegiate level, but the key is learning how to manage it all. After all, this is something you’re passionate about. This is the sport you grew up loving, dreaming that one day you would be able one day put yourself in the position that you are currently in. You chose this path and with it you chose to endure every positive and negative that is thrown at you along the way. “Nobody is making you be a student athlete, Farnham said. “If you don’t want to do it you don’t have to do