ESPN Column on Kysheon Jarrett

By: futrbechbum

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on December 27, 2019, 8:11 AM | 13 comments

An all-time favorite VT guy whose career was cut short far too early

https://www.espn.com/blog/washington-redskins/post/_/id/39442/for-redski...

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AssPocketFullOWhiskey

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| 6 years 6 months #

I will always remember Kyshoen delivering the devastating hit.

VTBeamer | 6 years 6 months # ^

This play has created false expectations for me for years. Now every time i see an opposing WR wide open and in the process of catching the ball, I assume the safety is about to lay the hammer any second. Lately, it's just ended up with the receiver in the end zone 😑

marcb2 | 6 years 6 months # ^

Considering the only WR to catch a TD pass vs Virginia Tech since a gimmick play against UNC in mid-October was 1st team All-ACC, I'd say this is a glass 10% empty view.

StineyDraw48 | 6 years 6 months # ^

Billy Kemp IV from UVA was 1st Team All-ACC?

marcb2 | 6 years 6 months # ^

I wasn't thinking of him as a WR, but ok...fair enough.

preacherben | 6 years 6 months # ^

didn't they call this a catch or PI or something?

marcb2 | 6 years 6 months # ^

Incomplete pass IIRC.

But a lot of Pitt whining. So...win-win.

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| 6 years 6 months #

I am not saying Tech should go after him now, but Kyshoen had the perfect story for a college coach. Teach a player how to play bigger than they are and make them think about a life outside of football while they are in college and can set those plans up.

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| 6 years 6 months #

Man, does this story hit hard. I had a very similar injury on almost the exact same kind of play my senior year in high school - 90% severed axillary nerve from taking a helmet directly to the shoulder. After a while I couldn't lift a 5lb dumbbell. 2 labrum surgeries later it still makes me cringe when I see these guys in "shoulder pads" that seem like they end at their traps. I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often. Reading this makes me hopeful that one day the nerve transplants will be advanced enough that he'll regain use of his arm. He was one of my favorites at VT.

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| 6 years 6 months #

Thanks for sharing this. So many emotions about so many details of his story. Agree 100% with futrbechbum, Kyshoen is on the all-time list.

Christiansburg Hokie | 6 years 6 months #

I will respect Ky for his deep love for his brother.

In high school, Kyshoen Jarrett and his two older brothers often took care of his youngest brother, helping bathe and feed him. Source.

I don't care what you want to say, when I see stories of families taking care of each other like this, it gives me hope for humanity.

VTCC-69

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| 6 years 6 months #

This man (Kyshoen Jarret) is a what a real hero looks like.

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
― Theodore Roosevelt

Palmetto Gal | 6 years 6 months #

Kysheon was one of my favorite players. Many years ago, my husband experienced a similar injury at about the same age as Kysheon, and went through a grueling rehab over the course of several months.

We have followed Kysheon's progress with great interest, and I believe there are exciting things in store for this young man. Maybe his future is in coaching; I would sure love to see him in orange and maroon again. Regardless, Kysheon knows there is a plan for his life, that he has the ability to positively impact the lives of others. He has stated as much, and his actions are testimony to that belief. Mr. PG and I look forward to watching his future unfold. We'll be cheering for him every step of the way.