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[QUOTE="Tylermarona, post: 2498605, member: 6591"]
The jump from JC to D1 was bigger than I could have thought. Many players at the JC level have great talent but are not well equipped to make it to the next level. For instance, my room mate was Mike Lasker and I faced him in JC. He was a good to above average Tackle in D1 ( he should have played guard, he was an NFL ready guard). Most of the guys I faced were very very very soft. The only player that really had toughness was Cameron Artis-Payne NFL RB. So no shock there.

The line play is the biggest difference. I had come to find out. Most JC teams have 1 maybe two D1 players on the O line. D1 obviously has 15 D1 o linemen. I was going to be the 2nd Left Defensive end come the end of camp. Made my way up from 3rd LE. I had the fight. I did not think that it would be that hard but it was.

The hardest part was going through the rigors of being compared to current NFL players at camp. Coach Bollough compared me to many NFL Ends. I did not believe him until he showed me tape (from his time at the browns). He wanted me to be an NFL polished guy the moment I stepped on campus. That was not the case. Ultimately the emotion and let down of your coaches is the toughest part.. or at least for me it was.
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