Michigan receiver Jehu Chesson doesn't remember the first few years of his life in his native Liberia, and he has only a slight recollection of the time he and his family spent in the Ivory Coast before moving to the United States.
But being the child of parents who wanted to create a better life for their family has left a profound imprint on Chesson, a redshirt junior for the Wolverines.
"I think that's one of the reasons I kind of have a chip on my shoulder," Chesson said last week. "Because coming to a country with nothing and then establishing your family in such a way you can set your kids up to be successful.