Practice squad. It catalogued the struggle he faced at his different colleges and how top talent can have a dizzying journey through their career. This included recruiting, parents, home life, school and coaching issues.

Pretty straight forward article. It's a crazy story so there were undertones of mocking yet it also pointed out that mistakes were made and lessons learned and that the college football world is not all puppies and flowers for everyone. It can be a nasty world for many different reasons, all of which affect players and families in ways many won't see or will never understand. Some don't have these extreme issues or pressure for success. Those that do may have totally different experience.