E60 - WHITE TIGER: THE CASEY THERRIAULT STORY

One punch altered Casey Therriault's life forever. That is, until a historically black college offered the white quarterback with a big arm and a troubled past a second chance. Before Therriault arrived at Jackson State, before he played quarterback for a Community College in his hometown of Grand Rapids, Mich., there was a chilling word that was attached to his name: manslaughter. On the night of January 8, 2008, Therriault, then playing quarterback for a Junior College in California, was home on break when he was involved in an incident outside a nightclub. Therriault was punched in the face. He swung back and dropped the man who punched him. What happened next changed the life of everyone on that sidewalk that night. How Casey Therriault became the second white quarterback ever to start at Jackson State is an unlikely story of redemption, forgiveness, and faith.

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