Great insight into how difficult it is for the non-lds students that attend BYU.


“Every day and all day,” Blackmon said of how much time he’d spend with Williams. “I don’t hang with nobody else besides him because no one else gets me like Jamaal. Nobody else understands the struggles of where we come from and my personality like Jamaal does.”

The reasons no one can connect with Blackmon quite like Williams at BYU is almost entirely due to their upbringing.

“Everyone here has two parents, live in big houses and a lot of them ... they’re 24 and 25 years old,” Blackmon said. “I mean, it’s great for them. I don’t blame anyone for where they’re from and what they are. There’s great people here at BYU, but nobody like Jamaal that I can really relate to. BYU’s tough. It’s a tough place that way.”

http://m.deseretnews.com/article/865634694/BYU-football-Williams-withdrawal-from-program-has-profound-effect-on-teammate.html?pg=all?ref=http%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FGCqyTQghog