77Legend wrote:
No Marty Gilyard from Cincy yet? Was it character issues with him also?
I read somewhere earlier this week that Mardy's past was at issue with some teams. He admitted to selling weed in high school and he got into a little trouble in school. If you recall, his grades weren't cutting it at UC after his first year and Dantonio kicked him off the team. When Kelly became coach, he let Gilyard come back.
Frankly, I think Mardy has overcome a lot and is an example of a guy who has matured as he has gotten older. He came to Cincinnati because his mother wanted him to get far away from the crew he ran with in Florida. After he got kicked off the team, he still went to school, worked sometimes two jobs at a time and at times, slept in his car. He became the leader of his team and often carried them on his back (see the Pitt game last year). Gilyard never had any off the field issues during his run at UC. On the field he has a good work ethic and off the field he has really turned his life around.
I think the Rams got themselves a good deal here. Looking forward to seeing Bradford connecting to Gilyard for years to come!
