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Country Artists That Also Played College Football

By: Cheryl Johnstone

17/10/2022

Country Music News

Did you know some of your favourite country artists used to play football in college?

Here are five…

1. Trace Adkins: He was an offensive lineman at Louisiana Tech. He had to quit after his freshman year because of a knee injury.

2. Sam Hunt: He was a starting quarterback at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. And even tried out for the Kansas City Chiefs.

3. Lee Brice: He earned a scholarship to play as a lineman at Clemson University. But injured his right arm and had a career-ending surgery.

4. Riley Green: He was the starting quarterback at Jacksonville State University. He quit football to pursue music, but it looks like that paid off!

5. Chase Rice: He was a linebacker for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He got injured and couldn’t pursue a professional career.

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