From College Hoops To The Colts

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🗓️ 14 October 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

The Indianapolis Colts have had some convincing wins and disappointing losses this season, but when they’ve been at their best, they have gotten some big contributions from tight end Mo Alie-Cox. Today, we’re joined by The Athletic’s Zak Keefer to look at Alie-Cox’s astonishing rise from college basketball star to NFL tight end, and how his former coach, Shaka Smart, got him to believe in himself.

Read Zak Keefer’s story about Mo Alie-Cox: https://theathletic.com/2117685/2020/10/06/no-experience-necessary-mo-alie-coxs-rise-from-vcu-hoops-star-to-colts-te/?source=theleadpodcast

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0:07.6	Even the Rich is a podcast from Wondery that tells the jaw-dropping stories about the
0:11.4	tumultuous lives of the world's elite, from the greatest family dynasties to pop culture
0:15.8	superstars.
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0:27.3	In the Indianapolis Colts have been at their best this season.
0:30.2	They've gotten some big contributions from an unexpected name.
0:34.3	Today, the athletic Zach Kiefer on how Moe Allie Cogs made the leap from college basketball
0:48.5	to the NFL and how his former hoops coach got him to believe in himself.
0:53.7	He had this million-dollar body and he didn't play like it.
0:57.3	So he would have Moe Allie Cogs go back to his dorm every night and scream into the
1:02.0	mirror.
1:03.0	I'm the biggest, baddest, toughest M effort in the state of Virginia.
1:08.0	From Wondery and the athletic, I'm Kiefer Davidson.
1:11.0	And I'm Andres Kelto.
1:12.3	It's Wednesday, October 14th and this is The Lead.
1:15.9	It felt like something great was happening.
1:20.0	There was just something about the emotion and the heart of the team.
1:27.0	This isn't a story where the interview with the athlete will hold.
1:35.4	It stays with you.
1:41.4	So Zach, the Colts dropped to three and two after a loss to Cleveland on Sunday.
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