"He never started at Narbonne until his senior year. His football coach, Manuel Douglas, remembers a meeting with Nwosu, who wanted to give up the sport. "Coach, I'm not going to make it in football," Nwosu told him. "What are you an idiot?" Douglas said. "You're 6-2 and too small for basketball." Douglas said, "He always had the grades. He just had to wait his turn. He had a moment he was going to quit and I wasn't going to let him.""
"Said San Clemente coach Jaime Ortiz: "Sam has continued to be the same Sam he was in high school. He is the leader of the locker room where he sets the example and makes everyone around him better. He is a man of few words and lets his actions do the talking. He is the ultra competitor and when he steps o"
Super Bowl LX will be played in Santa Clara with at least one former Southland high school player likely to impact the Seattle Seahawks or New England Patriots. Uchenna Nwosu progressed from junior varsity basketball to starting 14 games his senior year at Narbonne, became USC captain and was a second-round NFL draft pick. Coach Manuel Douglas credits perseverance, noting Nwosu nearly quit but stayed because of his size, grades and work ethic. Nwosu now starts in the Super Bowl. Other Southland graduates include Sam Darnold, praised for leadership and competitiveness.
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