come on we got some insides for you take you to places you've never seen before Terrell I'm going to start with you your story is very unique why does your story relate to the students at Colorado State University it's not about for me like the the the destination is the journey you know a lot of times you look at life and you think okay there's only one way to get there my story relates because it's not and it it really does speak to people that if you want something bad enough it doesn't matter how you get there you know you put the work in you have to overcome a lot of obstacles adversity you're going to have challenges in life that resonates with a lot of people I'm a Colorado my path was was paved here in Colorado mixing my passion with not only giving back to the state but using that to influence student athletes and Inspire them to reach a different height you know it came to light when I met Amy Parsons and we just hit it off and started talking and then the conversations led to to this Emily Emily yeah nice to meet you nice to meet you I'm the volleball coach right on so this is in my house and I was like I'm going to make him sign it I will sign it so I'm having a major moment here greatest Super Bowl in the history of Super Bowl great year Man Ke ke nice to meet you Terrell Davis nice to meet you nice to meet you well the ambassador's job is to help the university bring resources so that we can compete in all of our Sports and Athletics on the highest level and win your path is not going to be defined by one moment is going to be defined by a series of moments John you've been very busy as the athletic director it's been quite the year for you uh recently the athletic department announced a whole host of new ideas also started an advisory Council yes we have and uh you know with that advisory Council really what I'm after there is pulling together former student athletes you know recent student athletes Community leaders Business Leaders people that can really help us in this new era of Collegian Athletics so there's a lot that's going on from a business perspective inside of College athletics right now and I want to make sure that we're surrounded by the best and the brightest to make sure that we're growing Colorado State as well as we can it is you man to see it what's happening touch the ball you 40 yards finish you jog back I don't care if you're getting two plays in a row you getting the ball you're running 40 yards down the field being unselfish tight ends everybody working a second level and finishing yeah and so it's all about effort finish and having a great practice what do you hope to accomplish TD with this with specifically the student athletes and it's not just football that you're getting involved with the elevation right trying to elevate this it's the the program is already in a really good space but you know if I can again just be able to come in here and just make it a little bit better then that's really what what I what I hope to do and to have some sort of fingerprint on this program where people say wow you know when TD came in here he was able to leave some type of Mark here and that's what I hope to accomplish the goal is really to to elevate Colorado State so you know we're in a phenomenal position this is a great acad ademic institution a great research institution and we have the foundation here for athletics to really really be great and and having people that are you know you huge members of the Colorado Community behind Colorado State like a TD here I you know that really helps Elevate what we're trying to accomplish here at CSU we got great things ahead of us and grit recognizes grit also you know that's what this institution is about you know we we we scratch we claw we fight uh but this is a this is a great place to be and and really launch a phenomenal career for us coloradans Terrell Davis exemplifies Excellence humility grit determination and a deep commitment to giving back to his community those are all attributes that we value at Colorado State University we're so excited to have TD serve as a r Ambassador for us this year TD we are so excited to have you as part of the CSU team go Rams