Parker Ball enters his third season at the University of Tennessee.
The 6-foot-4, 290-pound offensive lineman came to Tennessee from Douglas County High School in Douglasville, Georgia.
Ball joined the show “Tennessee Two-A-Days” and discussed how student-athletes can now benefit from their name, image and likeness.
“I think it is a great time to be a college athlete,” Ball said. “There is a lot of exciting things, not only within our program, but being able to finally capitalize on our NIL.”
The redshirt sophomore also discussed academics and life after football. Ball was named to the 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
“I am majoring in biological sciences with a concentration of biochemistry and pre-med,” Ball said. “Right now I am going through my biochemistry classes, looking to graduate from that in the next year or so, a little bit early. I want to pursue a master’s in business. I think that is something you should always have, you never know when you are going to need that. Eventually I want to go to medical school to become an anesthesiologist.
“Football is huge for me and academics is just as big. It is a very big priority in my life. I am grateful that I get to go to the University of Tennessee and to be able to pursue that.”
The entire show with Ball can be listened to here or below. He discusses NIL, academics and baseball.
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