Greg Windham Got His Wake-Up Call Just In Time

A broken leg, a plummeting GPA, athletic ineligibility, no school to call home: These were all things staring Greg Windham in the face his freshman year, all threatening to de-rail his dream of playing college football.

“I wasn’t focused, I paid too much attention to the ladies, I stopped being humble,” Greg said.

Greg has drawn attention to his athletic ability from very early on. He participated in a 2007 football camp in Gainesville as a freshman where he turned the heads of many coaches and trainers, even attracting attention from Florida Gators head coach, Urban Meyer.

“That got to my head, talking to Urban Meyer,” Greg said.

However, Greg went pretty quickly from thinking he was Mr. Football to not being able to put on a helmet and shoulder pads.

He was the starting quarterback for Middleton when he broke his leg in the fifth game versus Freedom. The doldrums of rehabilitating the leg and not being able to play, compounded with his lack of effort in the classroom, made him ineligible to play any sports in the spring.

Greg said he thought he was getting a fresh start by transferring to Chamberlain, but a coaching change, player exodus and flagging grades, kept Greg off the field for Chamberlain. He followed the exodus of players out of Chamberlain and landed at .

“That’s when I woke up,” he said.

Greg saw the lights going out on his chances at going to college and landed with the right school and right group of coaches to help him get back on track.

“I signed a contract with the school that I would maintain a 2.0 GPA for my entire high school career,” he said.

A 2.0 is not an awe-inspiring GPA, but it was the bottom line that would make or break the rest of his high school career. The penalty for dropping below a 2.0 was that he would lose all of his athletic eligibility, not just for the semester or season, but also for his entire career at King. It was high stakes, and high-stakes situations are where Greg is his best.

“From that point on, it was all about business,” he said.

Greg turned over a new leaf and brought a different attitude to his work on the football field, in the weight room, the locker room and even the classroom. He threw for almost 1,300 yards and 8 touchdowns as a sophomore at King. Last season, he threw for more than 1,400 yards and 17 touchdowns.

He’s kicked butt in the classroom, too. Since he signed his contract with the school, his GPA has steadily blossomed into a 2.8. He recently scored a 21 on the ACT and is already attracting offers from Division I schools.

The University of Cincinnati, Western Kentucky, Ohio, FAMU and Tennessee State have all made offers for Greg to play at their schools.

The University of Louisville has not yet made an offer, but they have invited the young Lion up to Kentucky for an official visit.

Greg woke up just in the nick of time. It looks like his dream of playing college football might become a reality after all.