He has memories of his youth football glory days that date back to when he was eight years old.
But for 2023 four-star offensive lineman Samson Okunlola, those aren’t necessarily times he remembers fondly.
“I hated (football) when I was younger,” Okunlola said. “I was forced to play it.”
But once he started playing at Thayer Academy (Braintree, Massachusetts), things changed.
“When high school hit I was like, ‘I kind of like this,’” Okunlola told Eleven Warriors Wednesday.
Even though Thayer Academy did not play football this past season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 6-foot-5, 295-pound tackle has quickly become one of his class’ best offensive line prospects.