Once upon a time, a future No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick and a five-time Grammy Award winner met on the gridiron. Scratch that — thrice upon a time Chris Stapleton and Tim Couch went head-to-head on a football field in Eastern Kentucky.
Before Chris Stapleton was a household name in the world of country music, he was a linebacker for the Johnson Central Golden Eagles. In his sophomore season of 1993 he began a then-school record streak of 41 consecutive starts, three of which were against the biggest star in the state at the time, Tim Couch.