The night before the Ole Miss game i couldn't sleep a wink, so i decided to take a walk. As the door shut behind me i had an eerie feeling that something was going to go wrong. As i turned the corner of the building i saw a guy handing keith some money, as Keith handed him a rather large pill bottle. The guy headed in my direction as Keith yelled " Hey punk i said five hundred!!!". I guess this guy couln't see me because he was headed right in my direction. With my jaw wired shut i couldn't yell "Stop!" so i laid him out.
I got up from my knees and looked down at the guy. I knew i had seen him before, but i couldn't tell from where. As Keith approached us i realized that it was the star CB from Ole Miss, he was going to be playing defense on me in the upcoming game. I knew keith would try to weasle his way out of it so i casually walked back toward the dorm, I had decided i didnt need to take a walk after all. As i walked in the door, I heard keith yell something but couldn't hear, or maybe i didn't want to.
The next morning i woke up late, so i grabbed my stuff and sprinted to the locker room. After i was dressed i noticed keith wasnt with us. One of the guys playing linebacker told me he had been caught with steroids and was suspended. Then i retold him about the night before and that it was the cornerback who was going to buy the drugs and the locker room went silent, im talkin dead as a doornail. Another one of the guys told me that when they caught keith he only had half of a bottle, which meant that Ole Miss' star player must have taken the other half. I knew that guy was good but even with drugs he had no chance against me, i didnt say this to any of the guys because they would have thought that i was conceided. I knew Keith was wanting me to lose to Ole Miss, so he could have his spot back, but it looked like it had backfired on him. Cause without him there was no one at the position of Wide receiver who could hold a candle to me.
As i walked onto the field I heard the crowd roar, I loved that feeling, it was unexplainable. I felt so comfortable out on the field, no keith to worry about, no tara no problems at all, its as if nothing exhisted but foorball. Even if we were playing Ol Miss, i did have a lot on the line, i was playing for not only myself, but the group of recruiters that said i was top notch, and Tennessee material.
The first play of the game was a Play Action Fly to me. I caught it at the fifty the star on my heels, but he didnt catch me til about the twenty, where i started to slow down, so he could try to tackle me. He almost got me down when i ripped free. The first play and it was a touchdown. A great confidence had come over me. Our defense didn't do too much and Ole MIss eventually scored.
On our next drive we ran the ball a few times, mixing it up with the half, and full-backs. we got inside the fity and decided to go straight to the endzone through the air. The Cb was playing back a little, as i passed him i felt a pain in my jaw which slowed me down, and he passed me. The ball was already in the air, and way over my head. the CB picked it off and i hammered him.
As i climbed once again to my knees i looked down at him and yelled " You remember being hit like that in the past son??? Yea i was there i know what you did and i could have you supsended, but i wanted to beat you first."
At halftime we were tied at 21. we were kicking so i had a break. The defense again failed to stop their offense and the took the lead 28-21. Our drive we had to settl for a field goal. Then both our defenses stepped up and we remianed tied late into the fouth quarter. we had the ball at the fifty with about thirty-five seconds left in the game. Coach said we would hail mary it 'til we scored or turned it over. The first two plays we didnt achive but five yards and coach said to go to me. Third and five, with less than ten seconds in the game, i knew it looked bad and i knew i had to step up. I didnt make the right choice by going to Tenn. instead of Ole MIss. I knew that, i just had to show everyone else.
The ball was snapped high but still caught, i shoved off of Mr Steroid and was atleast ten yards ahead of him when i caught the ball. Th fifteen i said in my head, the ten, the five, TOUCHDOWN!!!!!!!! I did it. I jumped and dunked the ball in the goalpost, and the team dogpiled me in the endzone. I shook hand with a few of our opponents, one of them being a friend from high school, who was playing second string QB. I looked around for the star Cornnerback but he was nowhere to be found. Then out of the corner of my eye i saw the coach dragging him into the locker room bye the ears.
But i had nothing to worry about. I won, we won. I knew Tennessee was where i belonged. And now, so did everybody else. I knew it was going to be a great season. Now it was time to party...