Garrett Shearman - Welcome to Hammer and Rails

Not pictured: Garrett ShearmanHello Boilermakers. My name is Garrett Shearman and I know a lot about basketball, football, and basically all the sports including a kickable or throwable ball.

I’m a 27-year-old graduate of the University of Georgia’s journalism school and I’m a less-than-stellar former basketball player who, despite my height, was too slow and timid to excel at the sport. I grew up playing ball with a few dudes who are either in the NFL or NBA and that’s my only claim to fame. I guarantee none of them remember me.

While I love my Georgia Bulldogs, I’m very excited to have a rooting interest in a team that has never been coached by Tom Crean. Should Purdue ever play Georgia,…