New interim #Jets HC Jeff Ulbrich fell in love with coaching thanks to @PatrickWillis52!
— 49ers & NFL News 24/7 (@49ersSportsTalk) October 14, 2024
This is such an awesome story! #49ers pic.twitter.com/5a5LxOuI9c
Related, I recently stumbled on this 2019 article about Taysom Hill's college career:
By his junior season at BYU, Hill was a Heisman Trophy candidate with the likes of Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston – both are now starting NFL quarterbacks. That season, however, was cut short due to an injury. That was all too familiar for Hill as four of his five seasons at BYU ended in injuries -- a knee injury, a broken fibula, a foot fracture and an elbow strain.What got Hill through all those injuries?...Hill would go back to advice he received from [Jim] Harbaugh, who he stayed in contact with after the recruiting process."He shared with me an experience that he had when he was playing at Michigan where he had just broken his arm his junior year and wasn't able to play and compete," Hill said.Harbaugh told Hill that the best way to fill the void of not being able to play football was to compete in something else."I went and competed in the classroom," Hill said. "That filled the void mentally and emotionally of where I was feeling like I was like still contributing to Taysom Hill the person