When Winnipeg Blue Bombers teammates started asking Tori Gurley for advice, he knew it was time to finally finish up that college degree.
“I started to look around the locker room and I’m one of the oldest guys on the team,” he said. “I’m the old guy. I’m 29. Guys were coming to me for advice, and I realized there were things I needed to do to complete myself as a man.”
He has checked off one of those things now and Tuesday participated in a ring ceremony for graduating USC student-athletes at Williams-Brice Stadium along with dozens of athletes from many of the school’s intercollegiate sports.