Randy Moss a Career to Remember

Randy Moss started out on a rough controversial path to College and then on to Notre Dame. When Moss was a senior in HS he was sentenced to 30 days in jail for fighting a white student after his Moss friend was called racial slurs. After his guilty plea Moss dream school, Notre Dame revoked his scholarship. After serving his 30 days he enrolled at Florida State University (after sitting out a year due to NCAA rules). Early into his freshman year Moss tested positive for Marijuana was released from the Seminoles program, and was put back in jail for 60 days on a parole violation. Moss later enrolled with the Marshall Thundering Herd, but did not lose a year of eligibility because it was a Division-AA


Moss finished as the best WR in Marshall history, and
also set NCAAA records for receiving



Moss played 2 seasons at Marshall University (Red shirt-Sophomore) and in 28 career games recorded; 174 receptions, 3,529 receiving yards, and 54 Receiving TD's. In his final year at Marshall he won the Fred Biletnikoff Award fr Nations Best WR, and was a finalist for the Heisman trophy. Moss then entered the NFL Draft, and scouts believed he would go in the Top 10-15 picks, but many teams had concerns about his character issues, and problems with the law. Moss grew up as a Cowboys fans and was hoping they would select him with their 1st round pick. The Cowboys passed on Moss because of his off the field issues, having already dealt with Michael Irvins antics before. Moss eventually was selected 21st overall by the Minnesota Vikings, where he would start immediately and play with QB Randall Cunningham.