'Survivor' contestant, UNC alum Jeff Varner Has A Million Things On His Mind

Posted Sep 21, 2015
Over the next several minutes, Varner goes into extreme detail about his Survivor past, the people he’s up against in Second Chance, the schemes he’s cooking up, the deals he already has in place — but throughout the talk, he keeps coming back to one line: “This is my second chance.” These are not just words for Jeff Varner. They are his everything right now. (Parade Magazine)

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