Jacob Rainey

Jacob Rainey was a student coach for the University of Virginia from 2013-2016, and was a standout high school quarterback in 2011 when a freak injury on the football field led to an amputation of part of his leg. Jacob talks about growing up in Charlottesville, Virginia, going to UVA football games as a kid, and how he got into football.  He discusses his decision to attend the boarding school Woodberry Forest School for high school, playing quarterback, and the recruiting process before his injury.  Jacob goes into detail about how his injury happened, the severity of it, and why the amputation had to happen.  He also describes his attitude about it, the rehab process, learning to walk with a prosthetic, and getting back on the field for his senior year. He then talks about his decision to attend UVA, become a student coach, the duties that were involved, coaching at UCLA for a year after he graduated, and how he is doing today, almost ten years after the injury.