Shortly after Daylon Mack finalized his plans to play college football at Texas A&M, he felt he received a divine confirmation that he was supposed to be an Aggie.
Two days after Mack signed with A&M, Texas and TCU lost top assistants who almost brought the elite recruit to their respective campuses. In his mind, that was proof he made the right decision.
But after his two most difficult seasons as a football player, Mack started to wonder if he was going to finish his collegiate career in College Station. The defensive tackle saw the critical comments on the internet that made his 6-foot-1, 320-pound frame feel even heavier.