JAKE CARLISLE:THE BACKSTORY
This may be a little late, but I felt it would add more character to this dynasty, plus I enjoy doing this type of thing. Also, disregard any inconsistencies with real life. I'm just trying to make it interesting.
Jake Carlisle never stood out. In a room, if you were to pick the people who jumped out at you, Carlisle would likely be dead last. However, this didn't mean he had potential.
Jake Carlisle grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the early 90s. His entire family was involved with the University of Michigan in some way. His dad was an assistant admissions officer, his mother was on the staff of the women's basketball team, the list goes on. However, one way he did stand out was his passion for the
other school: the Michigan State Spartans. He was a fan as soon as he knew what college sports were, and followed them religiously, but especially in football. Despite the fact that Michigan was considerably better during that period, he still favored Sparty.
For high school, he attended Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor. He played quarterback for them, and though never great, he was an effective game manager and lead the Pioneers to the state playoffs twice, during his sophomore and junior season. Then it all changed.
During the first game of his senior season, Carlisle dropped back on the first play of the game and was hit after he got the ball off to a receiver. The receiver caught it for a first down, but Carlisle went down. Hard. He had X-Rays after the game, and it was revealed to be a minor fracture in his throwing arm. He would be out for the next two months, and all but a handful of teams who had offered scholarships retracted their offers. However, the Pioneers made the playoffs and he made his return in the state quarterfinals, where he led his team to victory, and eventually a state title.
On National Signing Day,he elected to sign with the Michigan State Spartans as a preferred walk-on, despite offers from the directional Michigan schools, among others. He rarely saw on-field action, starting once as a senior on Senior Day in Spartan Stadium in 2010 against Purdue, a game the Spartans won. He was more of coach than player during his career, working with the coaches to gameplan for the next opponent and tutoring some of the younger quarterbacks about the playbook. That was why Mark Dantonio offered him a job as assistant QB coach after Carlisle graduated. He was more than competent, and thus before he left, he was Qb coach and assistant offensive coordinator for the Spartans. After four years of working under Dantonio, Carlisle headed south to become offensive coordinator for the UTSA Roadrunners, which is where he is now. And his story is just beginning.
Sorry if it was a little long. Let me know what you guys thought!
08-11-2016, 09:37 AM
