Here is an article on him:

Oct 5, 2021
8:06:30pm

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Christopher Jackson recounts his dramatic journey to the BYU Cougars football program

His life was relatively stable before it all came crashing down just prior to his senior year of high school.

https://www.deseret.com/sports/2019/12/15/21011708/provo-christopher-jackson-recounts-his-dramatic-journey-to-the-byu-cougars-football-program

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Wow this is a pretty amazing deep blue

BYU TO THE MOON

10/5/21 7:34pm

I may have a new favorite player.

crack

10/5/21 7:43pm

That's what I thought after the Wilgar deep blue.

JuicyJam

10/5/21 7:56pm

I am watching that one right now. Holy crap - these guys are all so easy to

crack

10/5/21 8:02pm

These deep blue segments are really awesome.

runnincoug

10/5/21 8:58pm

Yep, that was a pretty amazing one too. So was Mahe's.

AntiSNOT

10/6/21 1:22am

The correct answer is, both should be your favorite player.

Bovine University

10/6/21 5:55am

Honestly, it is about a 105 way tie.

crack

10/6/21 5:25pm

WOW......JUST WOW

TheHop

10/5/21 7:43pm

Mad respect for him. These deep blue segments are great.

JuicyJam

10/5/21 7:44pm

Oh my.

Blue Print

10/5/21 7:44pm

I see these athletes and think “They have it made”, not understanding what they

Hinta

10/5/21 8:03pm

Also should make us pause before we rip them a new one after some bad play

byuguns55

10/5/21 8:13pm

What does going from a homeless and food less situation to a diet exercise and

Cougarclaw

10/5/21 7:49pm

Incredible

cmoney

10/5/21 8:07pm

That. Was. AWESOME!!! Humbling to watch this and I thought my problems were bad.

Mathew

10/5/21 8:01pm

All these kids showcased so far are just amazing. Holy cow want to see these guys succeed at life.

Turnpike Lane

10/5/21 8:03pm

Here is an article on him:

viper

10/5/21 8:06pm

Wow. Is it dusty in here?

Schultz is back

10/5/21 8:06pm

Respect!

SouthernCoug

10/5/21 8:08pm

Wow. That was amazing

TNT

10/5/21 8:10pm

So much goodness in this video

byuguns55

10/5/21 8:12pm

Praying so much for his success. Rooting hard for him.

OSUCougar

10/5/21 8:17pm

Happy for him - sad thinking about the carnage affecting so many young people.

Cougarbib

10/5/21 8:57pm

RE: Wow this is a pretty amazing deep blue

SageOwl

10/5/21 9:02pm

I'm speechless in watching this. Wow.

AF_Puma

10/5/21 9:11pm

Yep' Everyone has a story so be kind is a good motto to live by. Me included.

baishel44

10/5/21 9:13pm

Dang, I love these.

LateToTheGame

10/5/21 9:14pm

Easiest POTD ever - what an impressive and resilient young man and family.

CatManBlue

10/5/21 9:16pm

How could one not stop and be more grateful?

See It

10/5/21 9:20pm

The Deep Blue series is incredible.

westsidecoug

10/5/21 9:20pm

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darkcoug

10/5/21 9:22pm

How was he homeless? His dad is Dave Chapelle!

darkcoug

10/5/21 9:23pm

But in all seriousness, I wish I was half as resilient as Chris

darkcoug

10/5/21 9:25pm

Is he a junior this year?

al3124

10/5/21 9:46pm

I think so since last year didn't count against eligibility

SingleStrapBackpack

10/5/21 10:41pm

He's listed as a junior on the BYU website

TNT

10/5/21 10:57pm

WOW...I'm just in awe of some of these young men on our team. Even though I'm

hardcorecoug

10/5/21 9:59pm

Man. Makes you wonder how you can help more kids like this.

byujdmba

10/5/21 10:06pm

Seriously. One thought I had while watching that is "how can we invite the families of players like this to be more a

SingleStrapBackpack

10/5/21 10:43pm

Nope. But you can pay for his NIL

BYU Grounds

10/5/21 10:49pm

NIL is one way. Giving the players good jobs after graduation or summer internships is another. I'll

HarlemCoug

10/5/21 10:52pm

RE: NIL is one way. Giving the players good jobs after graduation or summer

TheRealHall

10/6/21 8:34am

RE: Seriously. One thought I had while watching that is "how can we invite the

TheRealHall

10/6/21 8:31am

NIL deals require that the athlete actually do work and promote a company. I assume a gofundme is not ok. If you

HarlemCoug

10/6/21 8:44am

I’m with you.. has to be a way to help open up possibilities to kids like this.

HoustonCougar

10/5/21 11:06pm

If BYU is good at anything, it's the ability to make me tear up.

Big McLargeHuge

10/5/21 10:54pm

Pomona baby! Sometimes I miss home. Great football there. Mt SAC transfer right?

jvquarterback

10/5/21 11:40pm

Our HS used to run the big x-country meet at Mt Sac every October until the air quality got so bad there that our coach

SingleStrapBackpack

10/5/21 11:49pm

Yep, our HS too, back in the 90s. Not sure when you ran there

volleyjiver

10/6/21 11:59am

I ran there in fall '91. That was my Soph year. Coach didn't take us back in '92 or '93.

SingleStrapBackpack

10/6/21 12:14pm

We played our HS football home games there. c/o94.

jvquarterback

10/6/21 12:28pm

I had no idea. You have to love that guy.

CopperLix

10/6/21 12:45am

This why I love NIL. For guys that are fighting all odds to have some extra help

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