>>
>> SHE
>> SHE 4@HAS STYLE FOLLOW HER O INSTAGRAM.
INSTAGRAM. >> THAT IS ALL OF 4@OUR TIME.
THE PREP RALLY IS NEXT4@.
4@
CAN
CAN 4@YOU
CAN 4@YOU BELIEVE IT, WE'RE ALMOST AT THE END OF THE 2019 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON,
ONLY ONE WEEK REMAINS AFTER
THIS ONE. WELCOME IN TO THE
PREP RALLY, I'M YOUR HOST
AHMAD HICKS. BUT BEFORE WE GET @
TO THE HIGHLIGHTS TONIGHT, WE
HAVE
>>
>> WILL
>> WILL 4@COME INTO THE 4@PREP RALLY.
RALLY.
RALLY. BEFORE WE GET INTO THE
HIGHLIGHTS WE HAVE A MUCH
BIGGER TOPIC.
BIGGER TOPIC. THE LINES 4@WERE NOT ONLY ONE O
THE TOP PROGRAMS IN 4@THE STATE
BUT IN THE NATION.
THEY WERE 4@LOADED 4@WITH DIVIS
I TALENT.
I TALENT.
I TALENT. SOME MISTAKES WERE MADE.
ONE PLAYER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
SUSPENDED FOR HIS ACTIONS BUT
HE
HE NEVER
HE NEVER SET OUT WHICH CAUSED THEM TO LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION
THREE DAYS AFTER CARDINAL
RITTER'S REPORTED THEIR
VIOLATIONS THE ARCHDIOCESE
CANCELED THEIR 4@ENTIRE SEASON.
COACHING STAFF WAS FIRED
LEAVING PLAYERS, COACHES AND 4@
FANS FRUSTRATED.4@
FANS FRUSTRATED.4@ >> WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
>> I THINK 4@FIRST OFF A MISTAK
WAS MADE NO MATTER HOW YOU WANT
TO LOOK 4@AT IT. 4@
COACH REACHES OUT TO YOUNG MEN
YOU LET THEM KNOW WHEN YOU MAKE
A MISTAKE YOU HAVE TO BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT.
A MISTAKE WAS MADE THE MATTER
HOW THE MISTAKE WAS MADE.
TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR MY
ACTIONS BECAUSE AT THE END OF
THE DAY I HAVE YOUNG MEN LOOK
UP TO ME.
UP TO ME.
UP TO ME. I AM 4@NOT PERFECT.
>> I THINK ANOTHER QUESTION
PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW IS DID 4@YO
THINK ABOUT THE COULD THE KIDS
IN THE SITUATION AND WHAT 4@WOU
HAPPEN IF THEY WERE FOUND OUT?
>> LIKE I SAID EVEN GETTING
BACK TO THE MISTAKE 4@AT HAND O
COURSE BILL IS HURT AND I AM
HURT.
HURT.
HURT. I
HURT. I PROMISE YOU HE IS GOING TO BE
HURT. I PROMISE YOU HE IS GOING TO BE@
GETTING THROUGH 4@SOME ADVERSIT
ONCE THIS CLOUD PASSES
EVERYTHING IS ON 4@AND HOPEFULL
EVERYTHING WILL GET BACK.
>> WHAT IS 4@YOUR MESSAGE TO TH
COMMUNITY AND ALL THE PEOPLE
WHO BELIEVED 4@4@IN YOU?
>> THAT IS THE BIGGEST 4@THING.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO BACK OUT.
I DON'T 4@THINK THAT SHOULD
CHANGE OUR CHARACTER AND WHAT
WE HAVE DONE FOR 4@OUR KIDS.
WITH THE SUCCESS WE 4@HAVE HAD
DO NOT WANT 4@THIS TO OVERSHADO
IT.
IT.
IT. A
IT. A MISTAKE WAS MADE AND 4@WE
LOOKED INTO MOVING ON.
>> WE UNDERSTAND A MISTAKE WAS
MADE.
MADE.
MADE. HOW
MADE. HOW WOULD YOU CLASSIFY YOURSELF
AS A COACH AND AS 4@4@A PERSON?
I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO MY MOM.
MY FAMILY UNDERS DANCE.
THE ONES WHO DO LABEL ME IS
GUYS WHO DO NOT KNOW MY STORY.
AT THE END OF 4@THE DAY AND 4@
MISTAKE WAS MADE AND IT IS
CHALLENGING AND NOW YOU HAVE TO
LIVE AND LEARN FROM IT AND 4@GR
FROM IT.
FROM IT.
FROM IT. LIKE I SAID4@ YOU HAVE TO SEE 4@
WHAT MAY HAPPEN FOR YOU RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> I
NOW. >> I KNOW A 4@LOT OF YOUR FORME
PLAYERS WILL VOUCH FOR YOU.
I USED TO PLAY FOR YOU WHEN I
WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
WHAT IS NEXT FOR GREGORY?
ARE YOU DONE COACHING?
>> I DON'T 4@KNOW.
I HAVE A DAUGHTER DOWN IN
JACKSON STATE.
JACKSON STATE. SHE HAS BEEN CALLING ME EVER
SINCE EVERYTHING WENT ON. 4@
MAYBE THIS MAY BE A CALL FOR ME
TO FOCUS MORE ON THEM.
HOPEFULLY I CAN GET BACK INTO
COACHING.
COACHING.
COACHING. I KNOW RIGHT NOW THAT 4@IS NOT
NOTHING I HAVE 4@THOUGHT ABOUT.
WE TAKE IT DAY BY DAY AND STAY
PRAYED UP AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
>> DO YOU THINK THE SENIORS
WILL BE OKAY?
DO YOU THINK THEY WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS?
>> I THINK IT CAN AFFECT THEM
BUT I PROMISE IT WILL NOT
AFFECT THEM.
AFFECT THEM. I WOULD DO EVERYTHING I HAVE
WITHOUT STEPPING ON TOES AND
DOING WHAT I CAN LEGALLY TO LET
COACHES KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON
WITH THEM.
WITH THEM. IT SHOULD AFFECT THEM BUT WE
WON'T LET IT.
I WILL GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO
MAKE SURE THIS 4@DOES NOT AFFEC
THEIR RECRUITMENT.
THEIR RECRUITMENT. >> I KNOW4@ YOUR PLAYERS THINK
YOU'RE A GREAT COACH.
YOU SEE A LOT OF HASHTAGS.
WHAT ARE THEY COME SAY 4@TO YOU
>> THE PLAYERS?
THEY BROKE DOWN.
THEY WERE VERY EMOTIONAL.
YOU LOOK AROUND FOOTBALL AND WE
ARE THE 4@TOUGH GUYS.4@
HE WAS VERY EMOTIONAL.
THEY4@ BROKE DOWN ON ME.
I BROKE DOWN ON THEM TO 4@BE
HONEST.
HONEST.
HONEST. I
HONEST. I LET THEM KNOW IT IS OKAY TO
BE EMOTIONAL.
BE EMOTIONAL. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO CRY.
THE BIGGEST THING RIGHT 4@NOW I
LOOKING FOR 4@EVERYTHING.
YOU 4@CARE WHAT PEOPLE ARE
SAYING.
SAYING.
SAYING. IT HELPS YOU REALIZE HOW MANY
PEOPLE YOU HAVE HELPED.
EVEN 4@REACHING OUT 4@PEOPLE LO
UP TO ME. 4@4@
IT HURTS BUT I AM A PHONE CALL
AWAY STILL.
AWAY STILL. I AM WILLING TO HELP OUT AND BE
AROUND AND BE ABLE TO GUIDANCE
THEM ANYWAY I CAN.
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