Last week, Trez Jackson, a sophomore football player at Stetson University in Deland , Florida, picked up the tab at the local WalMart for a mom with five children who had been told that her food stamps were not valid, and that she had less than $20 on her person.   The college athlete paid the nearly $100 bill and sent the grateful Mom on her way, then left the store anonymously.   When tracked down and asked the reason for his generosity, Mr. Jackson said, “The items in my cart were irreleveant, she had kids she was trying to feed. You could tell she was having a rough time of it. It just seemed like the right thing to do.”

Trez Jackson actually pays for the privilege of playing Division 1 college football.   He’s just a regular college student, pinching dollars to get by and relying on parents to help with college costs.  In the press these days, we only hear about college athletes mistreating women, with subsequent judgments weighed against the dollar value of that athlete to his school’s athletic department.  We never hear about the good guys.  WHAT THE HECK !    Stetson’s football program is brand new, and frankly the results so far have stunk.   But let  Seminole and Gator fans brag about their school’s football feats, while not mentioning the shameful acts and allegations of some of its star players, but let all Hatter fans hold their heads high with pride.  Maybe they have the right idea down there in Deland.