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per the Minnesota Daily:
Noah Scarver accomplished something many athletes dream about — he earned a spot on a Division I football team.
For Scarver, though, it was not all he thought it would be.
“I was expected to gain a bunch of weight that I didn’t want to gain. I got to the point where it felt more like a full-time job even though I wasn’t getting paid for it,” Scarver said. “I would sit there and dread every moment of being there. I needed to be done with it.”
That's when he made the decision to step down from the sport he once loved. Scarver quit the Gophers football team in early 2016 after transferring from Montana University. The former tight end said he lost a love for the game. However, Scarver did not want his sports career to end entirely.
“A bunch of my friends play intramurals and I was like, ‘I’m a competitive person and this is something competitive,'” Scarver said. “I might as well do it instead of sitting around watching other people play sports.”
Leaving football behind
Scarver announced his retirement from football in March 2016. He said football put too much stress on his body. He had been playing since elementary school.
Jennifer Scarver, Noah's mother, said she was sad when her son told her he would be retiring from football. However, she understood why Noah decided to end it.
“We always enjoyed watching him play ball, but we understood that he lost the love for the game because it had turned into so much of a business,” Jennifer Scarver said. “Going to a college where all those kids are [skilled] is a business. You have to compete with the best.”
His father, Tony Scarver, was disappointed that his son chose to retire, but like Noah's mother, he also learned to accept it.
“I watch a lot of college football. I had to deal with his decision,” Tony Scarver said. “You couldn't force him to stay if he didn't want to keep playing. It's turned out pretty well.”
Now, the former tight end has an intramural basketball team to worry about. His team is currently in the semifinals of the intramural playoffs.
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2017...-football-noah-scarver-becomes-dominant-force
Go Gophers!!
Noah Scarver accomplished something many athletes dream about — he earned a spot on a Division I football team.
For Scarver, though, it was not all he thought it would be.
“I was expected to gain a bunch of weight that I didn’t want to gain. I got to the point where it felt more like a full-time job even though I wasn’t getting paid for it,” Scarver said. “I would sit there and dread every moment of being there. I needed to be done with it.”
That's when he made the decision to step down from the sport he once loved. Scarver quit the Gophers football team in early 2016 after transferring from Montana University. The former tight end said he lost a love for the game. However, Scarver did not want his sports career to end entirely.
“A bunch of my friends play intramurals and I was like, ‘I’m a competitive person and this is something competitive,'” Scarver said. “I might as well do it instead of sitting around watching other people play sports.”
Leaving football behind
Scarver announced his retirement from football in March 2016. He said football put too much stress on his body. He had been playing since elementary school.
Jennifer Scarver, Noah's mother, said she was sad when her son told her he would be retiring from football. However, she understood why Noah decided to end it.
“We always enjoyed watching him play ball, but we understood that he lost the love for the game because it had turned into so much of a business,” Jennifer Scarver said. “Going to a college where all those kids are [skilled] is a business. You have to compete with the best.”
His father, Tony Scarver, was disappointed that his son chose to retire, but like Noah's mother, he also learned to accept it.
“I watch a lot of college football. I had to deal with his decision,” Tony Scarver said. “You couldn't force him to stay if he didn't want to keep playing. It's turned out pretty well.”
Now, the former tight end has an intramural basketball team to worry about. His team is currently in the semifinals of the intramural playoffs.
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2017...-football-noah-scarver-becomes-dominant-force
Go Gophers!!
