The same thing I applied to football, I applied to trying to be an actor and hopefully it came off well.
Jerry RiceComing from the South, I just felt you had to work just a little bit harder. It was not going to be handed to you. Iโd get the letters from all the major schools but no one came out to talk to me face to face until this small, dominant black school, Mississippi State Valley University sent a coach out to me. I had a chance to talk to him and he said, โHey Jerry, weโre going to be doing some great things at Mississippi Valley State University and we would love to have you there.โ
Jerry Rice