Troy offensive lineman Xavier Fields (77) prepares to block for Trojan quarterback Brandon Silvers (middle) during a Troy game this season.
“It just molds you into working hard: waking up early, 6 o’clock in the morning. It doesn’t matter if it’s cold – those winter workouts we did when it was like 30 degrees out there,” he said. “Being a normal student, you still do the work, but it’s not the same as us. We have to wake up early, be disciplined.
“There’s no ‘I’ll just do it next time.’ There is no next time.