McNair Jr going to Southern Miss

It’s been a rough year for Steve McNair Jr and the rest of the McNair family. Not only did he and his brothers lose their Father but they had to witness as the rest of the world found out on every news channel like CNN, ABC, and Fox News the detailed story of their slain hero. Not many kids could bounce back and make it through a rough time like that without acting out emotionally or physically. But just like his father McNair Jr is very poised, calm and very good at handling tough situations when things fall out of place.

Having a NFL father that was often seen in the spotlight is hard enough, but growing up playing the same sport as him you are guaranteed to get compared to him all your life. One thing that helped McNair Jr was the fact that he plays wide receiver while his dad was a prolific quarterback. By playing a different position it helped him shape his own future not one many expected for him if he had been a quarterback also.

Going into his senior year McNair Jr had just lost his Father and he had at least 8 major division 1 schools recruiting him. When his father was there, it made the process easier for him knowing that his dad went through the same thing coming out of high school. Now without him he is left to face the process on his own, he does have the support of his family behind him but it is not the same as the piece that’s missing.

One of the problems of not committing to a school early in your senior year is you still get hammered by phone calls, and text messages from coaches that want you to come play for them, and it does not stop until you make your decision. Just when his last year as a high school football player was about to end McNair Jr committed to Southern Mississippi University.

Some thought he may go to Alcorn State like his father, but Southern Miss was closer to his family and it’s also where his fathers Foundation hosts a free football clinic every summer. Now that he has selected a school he can focus more on trying to become his own person while at the same time continue to make his father proud on the football field.