Grant Cox was faced with a tough decision in 2014. Should he accept a preferred walk-on defensive back offer from Dabo Swinney and fulfil a dream or sign with Jack Leggett, a move that could lead to a pro career?
He picked baseball over football. But so far, his career hasn’t been anything like he anticipated and a dream to play as a true freshman was shattered with one dive.
That dive for a ball tore his shoulder labrum and a bicep tendon. So Cox was faced with his first serious injury, surgery and adversity in one unfortunate leap that likely caused him a chance to start.