In 1986, he took a visit to Baylor for homecoming as a high school junior and watched Baylor defeat Arkansas 29-14. He was hooked and has followed Baylor avidly since. He graduated in 1992 from the Baylor business school and has worked in wealth management since 1993. In 2011, he started Bearstruth with Brian Ethridge as part of the 247Sports network until this opportunity at Sicem365 presented itself in the summer of discontent in 2016.