Tackling guys who might weigh 75 pounds more than him is not scary for DeAndre Pierce.
Neither is challenging a potential first-round NFL quarterback.
But animated zombies? Well, that scared him right into finding his major at Boise State.
“Last year, I was playing Resident Evil 7, and I didn’t think something like a video game could make me so scared, but it looked so real,” Pierce said.
Pierce was only a casual gamer growing up, playing mainly — surprise — football games. After he conquered the survival horror game, he was captivated by the action-adventure title Uncharted 4.