Josh Rosen's recent comments about school and football seemed to have turned many former and current college football players against him, and it's certainly gotten the attention of his head coach.
UCLA head coach Dan Mora appeared on an episode of The Dan Patrick Show and was asked about his quarterback's recent comments on football not being in college, and he said, "We...know he's an incredibly intelligent young man that does have opinions. Oftentimes, those opinions are conveyed to others because he is trying to bring attention to some who are less fortunate or have less than he does, and at times he feels are being taken advantage of." Mora also told Patrick that his words will have consequences and it certainly already has, such as people like head coach David Shaw of Stanford and former Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones, who at one time actually said that college was a waste of time, before backtracking on those comments.
Now, as I had said yesterday about Josh Rosen, he has comments that are fine to express. He's not afraid to share them and he's also not afraid to go after the big guns at the universities. Sure, he might put them on edge, but he's not afraid to share them.
But my message to Josh Rosen and to football players suffering the same fate have always been clear: There is never an easy road through this. He talks about college and football being two full-time jobs. Well, let me give you an earful, buddy: My mom went to college and you know what. She had to have a full-time job in order to pay for it. It was all out of her own money. She worked hard at her place of employment just so she could put herself through college and get a degree, and you know what, she tells me that she wouldn't be successful if it weren't for that. She didn't have any help and she managed to get through it.
So you know what, Rosen? You don't have anything to say about this. I know you've had an opinion and you expressed it, but college is not a place of flowers and happy time. It's very, very hard work and I've been to college and I know what the college side is like. Not saying you know it too, but you should've damn well knew that both college and football were going to be tough days. Nothing ever comes easy, and certainly not college and football.
Josh Rosen, although I love the kid, his words are going to fall to Earth like nothing ever happened. He probably put some colleges on the edge of their seats on this issue but you know what, they shouldn't. Rosen is bringing up an issue we already knew about and one we are not going to address, because we don't need to. You know what he needs: A better schedule and a better way to handle time management, because that's what this kid doesn't have, it seems.
So schools and colleges should just go about their business. They should turn a blind eye to this and tell kids to suck it up and deal with it, because college is not meant to be easy. It's mean to help kids grow in life and sometimes working two full-time jobs is necessary. It's not fun, it's not great, but at times it's necessary. And that's how we become successful. Hopefully, Josh Rosen can hear my message and understand that. I've been to college, I know what it's like, and I got my degree. Maybe Josh Rosen can learn a thing or two about that.
Good for Jim Mora to come out and say what he said. His words have consequences and they will with many players, coaches, and athletes around the NCAA. Many realize this and they understand the sacrifices they make to do this kind of work: Both in football and in college. Hopefully, this kid will learn that as well, and deal with it, because the end result of doing two full-time jobs can actually be a successful career.
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