Wonderful feature on #Warrior OL @JGilly65 from @BleacherReport's @Brad_Shepard http://t.co/FzWeaGX47n pic.twitter.com/PS5yMoAzMb
-- Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) October 29, 2014 The Bleacher Report has a fantastic detailed story on the heroic return of offensive lineman Jacob Gilliam just weeks after suffering a torn ACL:
Tennessee Football: OL Jacob Gilliam Is College Football's Ultimate WarriorA collegiate career that began as a 250-pound invited walk-on, featured playing for three offensive line coaches (as well as two head coaches) and culminated with him earning a starting left tackle spot as a fifth-year senior on scholarship leaves little room for incredulity.
But playing on a torn anterior cruciate ligament just 49 days after suffering the injury pushes the boundaries of belief.
Yet, that's just what Gilliam did on Oct. 18 at No. 3 Ole Miss. Then in last week's game against UT's biggest rival, Alabama, Gilliam started, anchoring his 6'4", 297-pound body on that detached knee ligament, play after play.
