Daryl Patton Quotes on Education (3 Quotes)

We care about the kids and we want them to have opportunities and options to further their careers. And there's not a better feeling out there than seeing a kid 10 years from now successful with a college degree and knowing he used football to help him get it.

Most of the schools are pretty honest and will tell you they haven't watched the tape or they have and aren't prepared to offer. Sometimes they will tell you they're stocked at that position but they're looking at a kid as a defensive back, even if he hasn't played that position, because he's an athlete.

Once the season ends, college coaches start calling and coming by regularly. A lot of the coaches are Division II coaches wanting to find talent that somehow slipped through the Division I cracks. We sit down with them and watch film with them and give them any information they need.