Post by brasilbear on Jun 12, 2017 8:25:40 GMT -6
www.ndinsider.com/football/notre-dame-great-chris-zorich-climbs-out-of-bad-place/article_04128118-4d60-11e7-a6c2-6330dc1f9685.html\\
Good story.
"Today, the former Notre Dame All-America nose tackle is the athletics director at Prairie State College, a community college located in Chicago Heights, 20 miles south of the dumpster behind the store. The walls are adorned with certificates and degrees, including the two he earned from Notre Dame....
These days, Zorich doesn’t celebrate national awards and bowl wins. He’s eager to tell you about Ricardo Vega, a former Prairie State soccer player who earned a full ride to the University of Illinois-Chicago. He gushes about a baseball player that earned straight A’s after previously failing.
In his nearly two years on the job, Zorich has raised academic requirements and instituted a community service program for Prairie State's athletes. He hasn’t made it to Notre Dame football games of late, he says, because they conflict with Pioneer soccer."
These days, Zorich doesn’t celebrate national awards and bowl wins. He’s eager to tell you about Ricardo Vega, a former Prairie State soccer player who earned a full ride to the University of Illinois-Chicago. He gushes about a baseball player that earned straight A’s after previously failing.
In his nearly two years on the job, Zorich has raised academic requirements and instituted a community service program for Prairie State's athletes. He hasn’t made it to Notre Dame football games of late, he says, because they conflict with Pioneer soccer."
Good story.
