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High School Athlete Reels In Mascot To Reveal Scholarship Commitment

High School Athlete Reels In Mascot To Reveal Scholarship Commitment

4 Star Athlete C.J. Holmes had narrowed down his decision to play football to 3 schools: The University of Tennessee, Notre Dame, and The University Of Alabama. So, how did he cope with the stress of having to make the biggest decision of his life? He went fishing with his friends, obviously!

B/R Commitment Week: 4-star CJ Holmes goes fishing for his school #BRCommitmentWeek

A video posted by Bleacher Report (@bleacherreport) on Jul 8, 2016 at 6:59am PDT

The video of his commitment, via Bleacher Report Instagram, is now going viral for the creative concept of "fishing" for teams. He reels in a helmet, kindly practices catch & release. He then hauls in a jersey, but that wasn't the species he was targeting. Finally, he nets himself the trophy he was after, and makes his decisionCongrats to CJ! Hopefully he can chase his dream at his new school and end up joining other NFL Superstars that love to fish just like us!

Updated July 8th, 2016 at 3:45 PM CT