Jose Maldonado '26 Recruiting Profile

To me, football is more than just a game. Football is about working with your team and cooperating and maneuvering different plays as one big family. Ever since I was a little kid even before playing football, the game itself always intrigued me and I had a love for it, and ever since then I always had a desire to play it. The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Cincinnati Bengals were always the teams I would watch. Those teams inspired me to play. When I got the chance to play in the 5th grade my love for it grew even bigger. My commitment, desire to get better, mentality are all great factors I have to be a perfect candidate to play at the college level. The difference between me and other athletes are the passion for the game and working to get better. Individually I want to be strive to be the best football player and person I can be.