UNC's Jake Lawler Didn't Want to Live. Now, He's Excited for a New Life.

Posted Nov 30, 2019
North Carolina's Jake Lawler, a 6-4, 245-pound linebacker, kept pushing through “One more day,” for months, fueled by purpose in writing a short story that would later become adapted into his first screenplay. But he knew himself well enough that he knew that ultimately losing that purpose — no matter how proud he was of the story — would be crushing. (Heels Maven)

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