TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A SECOND CHANCE
Jock Sanders
West Virginia junior receiver Jock Sanders  a former St. Petersburg Catholic standout  found himself last spring in a most precarious position.
 He was careening toward becoming a cautionary tale.
 In February  he was charged with driving under the influence and suspended from the team. Sanders  21  who was involved in a fight outside a Morgantown club a year earlier  had to clean out his locker and was barred from the training facilities.
 "I was isolated " Sanders said. "I was by myself. That's not what I wanted at all. I wanted to be a part of this team. I love the family here. I put myself in the situation where it scared me and brought be down to earth. I made a mistake  but I was determined to turn my life around."
 Sanders  reinstated just before August's fall camp  has blossomed on the field  too. He has a career-best and team-high 70 receptions (seven shy of the school record) for 674 yards and three touchdowns; 168 yards and a touchdown on 34 rushes; a team-high 146 yards on 17 punt returns and one kickoff return for 28 yards. That's 1 016 all-purpose yards. His teammates and coaches named him and running back Noel Devine co-offensive players of the year.
 "I'm very fortunate to be in the position I'm in right now; just to have another opportunity after my incident last spring " Sanders said. "I've just tried to make the best of that opportunity."
 That's something he readily admits he didn't always do. But he realized the hard way he had to change as he faced the ramifications of his off-field problems.
 While his teammates worked out and practiced during the spring  he went to class then a gym  where he hooked up with trainer Wes Brown.
 "I'm a person who wholeheartedly believes in second chances. I had plenty of them coming up " Brown said. "If someone wasn't there to talk to me and help me out  I wouldn't be in the position I am now."
 So he talked to Sanders  said he found him to be a "really quality individual" and offered his guidance and no-nonsense  ultra-demanding approach to strength and conditioning.
Sanders  said he found him to be a "really quality individual" and offered his guidance and no-nonsense  ultra-demanding approach to strength and conditioning.
 "Jock busted his gut every single day " Brown said.
West Virginia junior receiver Jock Sanders  a former St. Petersburg Catholic standout  found himself last spring in a most precarious position.
 He was careening toward becoming a cautionary tale.
 In February  he was charged with driving under the influence and suspended from the team. [TGT]had to clean out [TGT] locker and was barred from the training facilities.
 "I was isolated " [TGT] said. "I was by [TGT]. That's not what I wanted at all. I wanted to be a part of this team. I love the family here. I put [TGT] in the situation where it scared me and brought be down to earth. I made a mistake  but I was determined to turn my life around."
 Sanders  reinstated just before August's fall camp  has blossomed on the field  too. He has a career-best and team-high 70 receptions (seven shy of the school record) for 674 yards and three touchdowns; 168 yards and a touchdown on 34 rushes; a team-high 146 yards on 17 punt returns and one kickoff return for 28 yards. That's 1 016 all-purpose yards. His teammates and coaches named him and running back Noel Devine co-offensive players of the year.
 "I'm very fortunate to be in the position I'm in right now; just to have another opportunity after my incident last spring " [TGT] said. "I've just tried to make the best of that opportunity."
 That's something he readily admits he didn't always do. But he realized the hard way he had to change as he faced the ramifications of his off-field problems.
 While his teammates worked out and practiced during the spring  he went to class then a gym  where he hooked up with trainer Wes Brown.
 "I'm a person who wholeheartedly believes in second chances. I had plenty of them coming up " Brown said. "If someone wasn't there to talk to me and help me out  I wouldn't be in the position I am now."
 So he talked to Sanders  said he found him to be a "really quality individual" and offered his guidance and no-nonsense  ultra-demanding approach to strength and conditioning.
Sanders  said he found him to be a "really quality individual" and offered his guidance and no-nonsense  ultra-demanding approach to strength and conditioning.
 "[TGT] busted [TGT] gut every single day " Brown said.