Johnny Manziel: "I Miss College Life"

While reflecting on his days at Texas A&M, Johnny Manziel spoke candidly about what he misses and what he can still do without.

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In late September, Johnny Manziel returned to the Texas A&M sidelines to not only take in his alma mater's game against Arkansas, but to receive his Aggie ring at a halftime ceremony in AT&T Stadium. From chatting with new star quarterback Kenny Still and head coach Kevin Sumlin to belting out the Aggie War Hymn with the help of the A&M marching band, the whole experience was quite nostalgic for Manziel. Johnny Football summed up his feelings in a discussion with Cleveland.com, saying: 


"I don't think I miss school,'' said Manziel. "But I miss those guys in the locker room. I miss Coach Sumlin. I think it's fair for me to say that I miss college life, but this is the decision that I made. And I knew very well going into the draft last year that it was going to be different for me and going to be a time for me to grow up. That's the path I chose. And if I wanted to stay in college and sleep in and go to class and horse around like I was doing the past couple years, then I should have stayed."

Do you blame, Manziel. The guy went from the big man on campus to backup quarterback on the Cleveland Browns. It's going to take some time to adjust to life after college and moments like these where he gets to return to his old teammates and remember the good 'ol days are going to bring back some feelings. 


"It was a lot of fun,'' he said. "It was great to be back, great to see my family, my mom and dad and sister and Ms. [Lee] Hood (his academic advisor) being on the sideline with me while I got my ring. Getting presented my Aggie Ring, it's a huge accomplishment really at Texas A&M. So for me to get my ring, get closer to graduating is a big step for me, and at the same time, to see all my friends back in College Station coming up, see Kenny, see (offensive lineman) Joe Cheek, see all those guys that I played with the past couple years and really came in with to A&M, it was really cool."

[via Cleveland.com]

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