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Young QB proves his commitment

A committed competitor is the way a former coach of University of Arkansas freshman quarterback KJ Jefferson describes him.

After his first game as a junior at North Panola High School in Sardis, Miss., Jefferson's mother Katorie suffered a stroke.

NOTEWORTHY Mississippi’s Mr. Football in Class 3A. … Played in the 2018 Alabama vs. Mississippi All-Star Game. … Four-year letterman in football and basketball. … Led Cougars to Class 3A semifinals as a junior and a senior. … School’s all-time leading passer.

"I remember taking him up to the hospital to see his mom on Monday," North Panola Coach Carl Diffee said.