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Brevyn Spann-Ford felt like a whole new man.
It was January of his junior year at St. Cloud Technical High School, and he had just picked up his first college football scholarship offer from Iowa State.
“After I got that, it did something to my confidence,” Spann-Ford said in an exclusive interview with PFF. “It felt like a weight lifted off my shoulders. The game gets a lot easier, you get a lot more confident. I felt like maybe I could make a career out of this and go to the NFL.”
Even though the Cyclones were the first to offer him, Spann-Ford dreamt of playing in his home state.
“I grew up supporting the [Golden] Gophers,” the St. Cloud, Minnesota, native said. “As soon as I got invited to a gameday visit, I was like, ‘Man, this is where I want to be.’”
While Spann-Ford was all-in on Minnesota, it took a while for the Golden Gophers to feel the same about him. He went to multiple camps and left without offers. By the third camp, Minnesota offered. He committed on the spot.
That offer didn’t come without an intense meeting between his mother, Jacky, and Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck.
“My mother was more upset than I was,” Spann-Ford said with a laugh. “She got pretty heated in our meeting with Coach Fleck. We can just look back and joke about that now. She just wanted her son to get a scholarship offer. She was willing to put her foot down. It’s super funny thinking about it. She’s not big on what’s going on football-wise. She doesn’t care if I’m on the field or if I haven't touched the field. She just wants me to be happy. She’s always been supportive of me.”
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Brevyn Spann-Ford felt like a whole new man.
It was January of his junior year at St. Cloud Technical High School, and he had just picked up his first college football scholarship offer from Iowa State.
“After I got that, it did something to my confidence,” Spann-Ford said in an exclusive interview with PFF. “It felt like a weight lifted off my shoulders. The game gets a lot easier, you get a lot more confident. I felt like maybe I could make a career out of this and go to the NFL.”
Even though the Cyclones were the first to offer him, Spann-Ford dreamt of playing in his home state.
“I grew up supporting the [Golden] Gophers,” the St. Cloud, Minnesota, native said. “As soon as I got invited to a gameday visit, I was like, ‘Man, this is where I want to be.’”
While Spann-Ford was all-in on Minnesota, it took a while for the Golden Gophers to feel the same about him. He went to multiple camps and left without offers. By the third camp, Minnesota offered. He committed on the spot.
That offer didn’t come without an intense meeting between his mother, Jacky, and Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck.
“My mother was more upset than I was,” Spann-Ford said with a laugh. “She got pretty heated in our meeting with Coach Fleck. We can just look back and joke about that now. She just wanted her son to get a scholarship offer. She was willing to put her foot down. It’s super funny thinking about it. She’s not big on what’s going on football-wise. She doesn’t care if I’m on the field or if I haven't touched the field. She just wants me to be happy. She’s always been supportive of me.”
Brevyn Spann-Ford stayed resilient. Now he is one of the best tight ends in college football | College Football | PFF
“My physicality [is what separates me],” Spann-Ford said. “It’s a one-on-one battle. It’s you and the man in front of you."
Go Gophers!!