STARKVILLE, Miss. - Oak Grove (Miss.) wide receiver Steve McNair Jr. has had more to deal with over the last month than any teenager should. McNair Jr., a three-star prospect, found out like the rest of the nation that his father, former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair, had been shot to death in a Nashville, Tenn., apartment on July 4. But the rising high school senior has been a pillar of strength for his family to help them through this difficult time. "I've got a lot going on with my dad just leaving me, so I'm just kind of to myself right now," McNair said. "I just take it one day at a time. I just check on my family and see how they are doing because I am doing real well right now. It's just like it shouldn't have happened like that, but that's how things work and how God planned for it to happen." Steve McNair Jr. averaged 16.6 yards per catch as a junior. The 6-foot-1, 195-pounder remembers fondly growing up catching passes from his father in the backyard and credits him with helping him be in the situation that he's in now. "It helped me a lot," McNair said. "With him throwing as hard as he can with me standing 5 yards away from him catching balls, it helped me with my ball skills. Other than that he was a great man to be around. I love him to death. He's gone now, so I've got to make my own path." McNair has scholarship offers from Mississippi State, Southern Miss, West Virginia and Tulsa. The offer from the Bulldogs sparked interest for the Magnolia State standout. "They were the second team to offer me," McNair said of Mississippi State. "I'm really interested in them, but I'm still waiting until after my senior season to get over with; then I will make my decision." The only school McNair has visited since his father's death has been Alabama, but he left still waiting to hear back on an offer from the Crimson Tide. "I went to Alabama a couple of weeks ago and did pretty good," McNair said. "I talked to coach Bo Davis and he said I was doing good. They are going to come to my first couple of games and make their decision then whether they would offer me or not." There is also a possibility of McNair following in his father's and uncle Fred McNair's footsteps at Alcorn State, where both were standout quarterbacks.
more power to buck... he has a lot on his plate to deal with, at the moment getting a scholarship to a good school would be a silver lining, in all the shit tho
Talk about pressure. Even if he has a great collegiate career, gets drafted high, gets married to a fantastic woman, raises great kids, contributes to charities and foundations and performs at the All-Pro level in the NFL for over a decade, people will still probably say: "Yeah, this is how his dad was doing until he screwed up. Let's see if he does the same".
A three-star prospect doesn't have to translate to being a stud in college. I do wish him well in life...no doubt.
