Jeff Okudah's letter to his mom

[Parliament 14,642]

He played for Ohio State, but he's still a Texan.

Jeff Okudah
THE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
JAN 1 2020
Dear Mom,

I’m going to start by telling you something you already know: I miss you.

Now I’m going to tell you something nobody’s known until right at this moment: I’m officially declaring for the NFL draft.

I’m 20 years old, if you can believe it — which means it’s been almost three full years since the two most important things in my life happened. First, in January of 2017, I enrolled early at the Ohio State University. And then second, later that same month, you lost your long battle with lymphoma.

You passed away.

It’s hard to put into words, everything that’s happened since then. But certain memories have a way of standing out.

I remember when Coach Schiano brought me into his office and told me you’d passed. And I could tell right away from that meeting — how he spoke to me, how he comforted me — that he wasn’t just doing his job. Coach was there for me, really there for me, as a father figure. He knew I was a long way from home in Texas….. and he did everything he could to let me know that, while Ohio State might not feel like home yet, it was a place that I could count on. It was a place where I could show my emotions, and that would be O.K. It was a place where I could grieve, however I needed to, and no one would judge me. It was a place where everyone would have my back.

 

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/jeff-okudah-ohio-state-football

[Iceman 2,993]

So his mom died, but he went to hell...

[SydneyCarton 49,538]

He’s a Texan says you. He can fucking stay in the rust belt for the rest of his life as far as I’m concerned. 

[DaggerHorns 3,200]

He left out the part about Meyer being a complete fuckwad and Ohio being a shithole.

[6th Street 6,711]

Hard to fault this dude for choosing to play for Urban Meyer over Charlie Strong. Most people would have done the same thing 

[bmbmd 1,041]

Good read.  I wish him well. 

[The People’s Elbow 707]

The People’s Elbow
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
JAN 2 2020

Dear Parliament,

Gargle a bag of unwashed dicks and delete your account. 

[Chopper 17,460]

Hopefully he gets drafted by Cleveland, spends a year in the league washing Mayfield's balls, and then is never heard from again.

[aggie08 21,859]

Wait, how did someone who's literate wind up at Ohio State?

Edited January 2, 2020 by aggie08

[BurntOrange&White 42,028]

Wait, how did someone who's literate wind up at Ohio State?

Isn’t Ohio state on par with Texas academically?

[nunna yo bizness 1,690]

2 hours ago, Iceman said:

So his mom died, but he went to hell...

Username checks out.

[MAUFRAIS 6,764]

And when you’re gone, you stay gone, or you be gone. You lost all your Texas privileges. Deal?