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National Scouting Combine presents RB Otis Weah from Lincoln University

National Scouting Combine Presents: Otis Weah, Running Back from Lincoln University

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Achievements: (awards, honors, notable accomplishments, etc…)

 2021 (Junior): Named to the Athlon Sports Preseason All-America Team … Earned Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America honors … Named to the HERO Sports Preseason All-America Team … Earned All-America Second Team honors and All-MVFC First Team selection from Phil Steele. 

2020-21 (Sophomore): Put together one of the top seasons by a running back in program history … Scored a touchdown in every game he played … Led the team and conference in rushing yards (730), yards per carry (7.16), rushing touchdowns (9), yards per game (104.3) and total touchdowns (9) … Each of those numbers at inside the top-10 nationally … His total yards per game, touchdowns and yards per carry were among the top-5 running backs in the nation and best among rookie backs! Named to the All-MVFC First Team … Earned All-America honors by six-different publications at the end of the season … Finished fifth in the Walter Payton Award voting for the nation’s top offensive player … Was the runner-up for the MVFC’s offensive player of the year.

8 TDs 1000 Yards all purpose at Lincoln University in 2023. 1st 1,000 yard player at Lincoln University

How’d you end up at your current school? What was the recruiting process like? I got on a call with the head coach. He said he like my film and they gave me an opportunity to.

 

What gives you an advantage over other athletes at your position?

my advantage over guys at my position is that my game continues to get better not only on the physical side of things but on the mental side of the game I like to break things down so I can be the most successful on game day.

 

What does being a student of a game mean to you?

Being a student of the game to me means being a sponge and being open minded to all criticism from everyone, because coaches are gonna give you information that can elevate your game to another level on and teammates can also do that as well. Fall in love with learning the game plan and watching film.

 

How does being a running back reflect itself in your personal life?

Being a running back has taught me to be patient until an opportunity is there. Like with life things aren’t always gonna go your way but stay diligent until they do and seize that opportunity. 

 

How would you describe your work ethic? My work ethic is a blue collar bring my work pail and my helmet and do what I am supposed to do to my maximum effort and efficiency.

 

What do you consider to be one of the more important things you learned from the coaching staff? 

One thing I’ll say I learned from my staff is control what you can control because at the end of the day nobody cares for your excuses.

 

What would you consider to be your biggest accomplishment in your sports career so far? My biggest accomplishment was being named a consensus All-American at RB

 

How did you hear about the National Scouting Combine?

Alec Hankins reached out and said this would be great for my career if I plan on going pro!

 

Why did you choose the National Scouting Combine? Because they have everything well put together. Seems like a great group of men running the whole thing. And it was an opportunity to workout in front of scouts and have an opportunity to show my ability in person.

 

What do you hope to show people at the combine?

I my athleticism and  my ability to run the ball and make people miss in tight spaces 

 

What was your Major? I am a Communications major with a focus in sports casting and videography 

 

If you could make a positive impact on all of society what would it be and why?

my positive impact would be to help the society learn how to love thy neighbor. Because there’s so much violence and hurt in the world we just need to love each other.

 

What is something unique about you that people would find interesting?

I can sing 

 

If you had the opportunity to play another sport professionally, what sport would you choose?

Being from Minnesota I would choose Hockey! 

 

Are you involved in mentoring, a charity or do you “give back” or “pay it forward” in your community?

No im not entirely but I reach out to the younger guys from back home give them a person to talk to when things get tough and give advice on football and college