North Carolina’s Ronald Curry was a super recruit in the same high school district as Michael Vick. In fact Vick once said, “I felt pressure to compete against Ronald Curry.” While Curry started at quarterback for the Tar Heels, he never met the high expectations. Curry was recently drafted by the UFL’s Omaha Nighthawks (who else?) but he never showed up to camp. He currently resides outside Charlotte, NC. Ronald Curry profile
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Boise State’s Jared Zabransky Now Third String For CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos
Lost in the excitement of Boise State’s 2007 Fiesta Bowl win and the proposal by Ian Johnson after the game was the fact that Jared Zabransky was Boise State’s star player. In fact he was the MVP of the game. For his career, he threw for 8,076 yards and 57 touchdowns. Today, he’s buried on the depth chart of the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos.
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VT’s Maurice DeShazo Now Virginia Car Dealer
Before Michael Vick, there was Maurice DeShazo. DeShazo left the school No. 1 all-time in total yards with 6,105 yards and No. 1 all-time in touchdown passes with 47. More importantly, he led Virginia Tech to back-to-back bowls for the first time in school history and started a bowl streak that has continued to this day. DeShazo currently resides in Suffolk and is an independent car dealer. Maurice DeShazo profile
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Oregon State’s Jonathon Smith, Quarterback Of 2000 Team, Now Coaching At Montana
Oregon State’s Jonathan Smith set seven school passing records and led the Beavers to an 11-1 record, co-Pac-10 championship and a No. 4 final ranking in 2000. Today Smith is the new offensive coordinator at Montana after being a quarterback coach at Idaho. Oregon State gets its first chance to ruin a Cinderella’s season when it opens the season at TCU this Saturday. Jonathan Smith profile
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Colorado’s Koy Detmer Now Coaching High School Football With Father In Texas
If you’re an Eagles fan, you might not even realize that Colorado’s Koy Detmer does indeed know how to throw a football (just seven career starts in 10 NFL seasons). But with the Buffaloes, the younger brother of Ty Detmer passed for 5,390 yards, second-most in school history. Today he’s an assistant coach at Somerset High School with his father, Sonny. He currently resides in San Antonio, TX. Koy Detmer profile
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Kansas State’s Kevin Lockett Now Works With Donation Arm Of KSU, Minority Entrepreneurs
Kansas State’s Kevin Lockett received plenty of passes in his career, finishing as the school’s all-time leader in receiving yards. Now Lockett helps corral donations as a member of the KSU Foundation’s executive committee. Locket also helps dole out cash to minority entrepreneurs through his job at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. He currently resides in Leawood, KS. Kevin Lockett profile
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Ohio State’s Marcus Marek Shifts From Capturing Wolverines To Capturing Lobsters
Ohio State’s Marcus Marek is the Buckeyes’ all-time leader in tackles. More importantly, he’s a Wolverine killer. In four seasons, he earned three gold pants and saved the best for last: 21 tackles and a game-icing interception on senior day in 1982. Enough to be canonized by the Diocese of Columbus. Today Marek resides in New Ipswich, NH, and works in the wholesale lobster business. Marcus Marek profile
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Penn State’s Curt Warner In Last Days Of Owning Washington Car Dealership
Penn State’s Curt Warner rumbled over opponents as part of a punishing Nittany Lion offense that won a national championship in 1982. He currently holds the school record for most rushing yards in a career (3,398). Today Warner owns Curt Warner Chevrolet in Vancouver, WA, but sadly it will be closing sometime this month. Curt Warner profile
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USF’s Bill Gramatica Still Living Down Embarrassing Injury, Now In Construction
It’ll be impossible for South Florida’s Bill Gramatica to live down his ACL injury after celebrating a field goal … in the first quarter. But Gramatica has no regrets. “My jump was excellent. It was my landing I needed to work on,” he told the Arizona Republic. “It was funny.” Today Gramatica runs a company that specializes in energy-efficient construction with his brothers Martin and Santiago. Bill Gramatica profile
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UNC’s Natrone Means Runs Training Camps
North Carolina’s Natrone Means compiled back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in his sophomore and junior years and is currently UNC’s sixth-best rusher all time. Means went on to help the San Diego Charges reach the Super Bowl in 1994 and spent seven seasons in the NFL. Today he works with Prep Star Elite Sports, a Charlotte company he co-founded that personally trains high school athletes with sport-specific programs. Natrone Means profile
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VT’s Ken Oxendine Now Gym Teacher
Virginia Tech’s Ken “Ox” Oxendine had an apt nickname. He set the school record for running backs with a 590 lb. squat. But he was more than a strongman. He could also run a little bit, too. He finished his career the school’s fifth-best rusher (2,872 yards) and was the 1996 Orange Bowl co-MVP. Today Oxendine is a physical education teacher at Notre Dame Academy in Duluth, GA. Ken Oxendine profile
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Tulsa’s Dennis Byrd, Once Paralyzed, Serves As Inspiration Across The Country
Tulsa’s Dennis Byrd had a promising start to his NFL career (20 sacks and 110 tackles in two season) but his career was cut short when he broke his C-5 verebra while trying to make a tackles against Kansas City in 1992. But Byrd learned to walk again within a year of the accident and today he travels the country sharing his life story. He resides in Tulsa, OK.
