132. KJ Jefferson: QB1

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

For KJ Jefferson, there are two things that have always been intertwined as part of his life: sports and family. That family and the Sardis, Miss., community saw something in KJ: the potential for something more. And they helped him stay on the right path. Eventually, KJ saw that opportunity to escape to better things, and bought into himself. At the center of it all is KJ’s relationship with his biggest supporter: His mom. KJ is a self-admitted momma’s boy, and she has no problem holding him accountable for what he does on the field. Now, KJ continues to emerge and develop as a big-time player for the Razorback football team. His future looks brighter than ever. And as he continues his football journey, his mom, his family and the whole community back home will be with him every step of the way.

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0:00.0	When I was hugging my mom, like, you know what I'm saying?
0:02.0	I shed a few tips because I mean, it was personal because I want the wind.
0:05.8	Old me is like right up the road, so I want the wind so it's personal.
0:08.6	And just when I hugged it just, it just brought like, I don't, like, the tears just started coming out
0:12.3	in nowhere, I mean, because like we've tear just started coming out of nowhere.
0:12.8	I mean, because like, we've been through so much together and then like,
0:15.0	I want to win for her and I want to win for my team, and I want to win myself as well.
0:19.0	Just me and my mom just always had that bond and even when she's here I mean when I'm outside
0:24.2	like after warming up and stuff I looking,
0:26.3	catch myself looking the crowd looking for and she'll wave a hand and I sell like
0:29.7	my mom here now so I just look pressure out from me right there knowing that she
0:33.8	there okay it's pressure I'm Bo Mattingly and this episode is made possible by our friends at First Security Bank, Sarzan Resort, Abilita Maria, and South
0:56.2	by Northwest Hospitality.
1:01.6	For K.J Jefferson, there have always been two things intertwined in his life,
1:06.4	sports and family.
1:08.3	It was always sports, basically, like, I mean, nothing else was just like, just sports just everybody just plays sport.
1:13.8	Grandma used to cook for the whole little neighborhood
1:16.5	and stuff.
1:17.3	It was just always close near family, just community things,
1:19.5	like we all just been positive.
1:20.9	That family and the entire Sardis Mississippi community knew
1:24.8	KJ had something special and they made it their mission to keep them on track. So
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