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GET TO KNOW: Matt Dobson
9/30/2015 1:16:00 PM | Football
A Q&A with the senior safety
Matt Dobson • #7
Safety • Monticello, Fla.
6-2 • 206 • Sr.
Plans after graduation:
Go to graduate school and get into the coaching profession.
What is the hardest part about being a senior?
Knowing that you can not have a bad day from a leadership standpoint because people are looking to you to bring energy and leadership every single day.
Who is your biggest inspiration and why?
My father, because he taught he how to work hard for everything and that I am not entitled to anything.
Best advice you have ever been given:
Think before you speak
Favorite Georgia Southern game day tradition:
Winning
Most memorable moment of your career at Georgia Southern:
Winning the Sun Belt Championship at home in front of our fans and getting to celebrate with them on the field after the game.
Once you're done at Southern, what do you want to be remembered as?
A great teammate who was dependable and did everything he could to help Georgia Southern win.
What do you want to say to the fans who have watched you play during your time at Georgia Southern?
Thank you for your tremendous support. Each and every one of you are appreciated and you all make playing at Georgia Southern special.
Eagle Extras:
Favorite App: Twitter
Favorite TV Show: SportsCenter
Favorite Movie: American Sniper
Most played song on your iPod: Chevrolet DJ by Cole Swindell
Favorite food: Ice Cream
Who would you like to have dinner with? My grandpa, who passed away when I was a baby
If you weren't playing football, what sport would you compete in at the college level? I'm not good enough at anything else to compete in at the college level
Safety • Monticello, Fla.
6-2 • 206 • Sr.
Plans after graduation:
Go to graduate school and get into the coaching profession.
What is the hardest part about being a senior?
Knowing that you can not have a bad day from a leadership standpoint because people are looking to you to bring energy and leadership every single day.
Who is your biggest inspiration and why?
My father, because he taught he how to work hard for everything and that I am not entitled to anything.
Best advice you have ever been given:
Think before you speak
Favorite Georgia Southern game day tradition:
Winning
Most memorable moment of your career at Georgia Southern:
Winning the Sun Belt Championship at home in front of our fans and getting to celebrate with them on the field after the game.
Once you're done at Southern, what do you want to be remembered as?
A great teammate who was dependable and did everything he could to help Georgia Southern win.
What do you want to say to the fans who have watched you play during your time at Georgia Southern?
Thank you for your tremendous support. Each and every one of you are appreciated and you all make playing at Georgia Southern special.
Eagle Extras:
Favorite App: Twitter
Favorite TV Show: SportsCenter
Favorite Movie: American Sniper
Most played song on your iPod: Chevrolet DJ by Cole Swindell
Favorite food: Ice Cream
Who would you like to have dinner with? My grandpa, who passed away when I was a baby
If you weren't playing football, what sport would you compete in at the college level? I'm not good enough at anything else to compete in at the college level
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