Joe T. Robinson linebacker JT Towers' path to receiving a scholarship offer from the University of Arkansas on Monday and committing to the Hogs has been one of overcoming adversity.
He's endured the loss of a brother, a serious car accident and an injury his senior season that would've likely sidelined others.
His brother Zack suffered brain trauma in a game while playing linebacker for Star City in 2012 and died two years later.
Towers then missed his sophomore season at Glen Rose after the car he was in with his mother and stepfather was hit by a semitrailer on Interstate 30 near Haskell.