Perseverance and vision paying off for Cristian Garcia

University of Florida linebacker Cristian Garcia and defensive lineman Kyree Campbell celebrate after a tackle against Tennessee- Florida Gators football- 1280x852Cristian Garcia paid off his cell phone bill and went to check what the balance was on his debit card. He knew that paying the bill would be cutting it close but when he opened up his account information to see -$0.46 he was surprised.

“I had been pretty close a couple times,” Garcia said Tuesday. “I mean I haven’t been negative but, yeah, I cut it close then.”

That’s the unfortunate reality of being a walk on football player trying to chase your dream playing for a major university. Football and school take up most of your time and…