Wabash football has been excellent so far.  I have realized in the past few weeks that I made the best decision of my life to attend Wabash College.  Coming here a week early to play football was a great opportunity not only to improve my skills but also to get to know my teammates and coaches—the guys who comprise the family that IS Wabash football.  I have never felt welcomed and accepted so quickly into a team as I did when I came to Wabash.  All of the work that each of my teammates, coaches, and I put in over the past weeks lead up to what ultimately was a domination of our first opponent.  I didn’t get onto the field except for a kickoff in the last few minutes of the game; however, I can definitely say the whole atmosphere of pre-game and during the game was something I will never forget.  I got chills as we, the Little Giants of Wabash, swaggered out of the locker room and past the most loyal fans in the nation.  It was an unbelievable feeling of decades of tradition.  What goes through you as you make that walk out to the field for the first time is inexplicable.  It was so fun to be out there as we went to work quickly—scoring two touchdowns before three minutes had even ticked off the clock.  As exhilarating as it was, I was still extremely pumped up to play in the Red Squad game two days later against DePauw.

Knowing I would play a bigger role in this game that was about to occur, I couldn’t help but have a smile on my face all through pre-game.  One might think that since it’s not a varsity game it doesn’t mean much. Try telling that to the men who strapped it up and came ready to play on that Monday evening.  It was no joke that we came to dominate our rivals from down south.  It was no joke that we rocked DePauw 36-6.  That experience helped me realize 100% I made the right choice in schools.

As much as I love football, the true reason that any man chooses Wabash is for the sheer fact that he is dedicated to becoming the absolute best in anything and everything he does.  I realized in my first few days of classes that it wouldn’t be easy—but it would definitely be worth it.  Wabash is a college that demands excellence from its students and forces its students to demand excellence from themselves.  Trust me, when someone says this school is difficult they are completely correct.  Yet, when they also say… it will be worth it, well, the statistics of success of those who have graduated from here speak for themselves.  As I heard many times, this is an excellent, top of the line school; but it isn’t for everyone.  In my mind, it is only meant for those men who wish to work the hardest to become the best.  And it WILL be worth it.

WAF!

-JJ Peller '13