The 20-year-old Missouri State linebacker takes naps on the couches in the locker room between weights and meetings. Since moving 15 minutes from campus, there isn’t time to drive home. This is the new norm for the football player because he has taken on a role that he thought was years ahead of him: a father.
On Oct. 31, 2017, Tyler Lovelace became a father to a baby boy named Leo. Fatherhood can be a little scary for anyone, but especially so for a college kid.
“I was a little nervous, you know, I didn’t know what my future held really,” Tyler said.