He's one of those kids who renews your faith in the big-time college football system. Some days, it seems like there are too many stories of kids who can't handle the pressure of being full-time college students and full-time athletes at once, and I can't help but wonder if we aren't doing a disservice to these kids by putting them in a system that essentially forces them to do too many things at once, with the result that they end up doing none of them well. As much as I love college football, I have real misgivings about it, at least the way it works now at big-time schools.
But kids like Cody remind you that those extraordinary kids who are not just able to cope with the pressure of that system, but thrive in it, are out there. It's a welcome reminder. So happy for him and proud of his success.