Frazier, Huckins Participate in NFL Careers in Football Forum

BOULDER – University of Colorado football student-athletes George Frazier and Jonathan Huckins recently returned from a weekend trip to San Francisco where they participated in the NFL Careers in Football Forum put on by the Pac-12 Conference.

Frazier, a senior who is earning concurrent degrees (bachelor's in ethnic studies and a masters in educational foundations, policy and practice), and Huckins, also a senior who is studying economics, were among a group of 19 football players from across the conference to attend the two-day educational forum where they were introduced to both NFL and Pac-12 staff members.

"It was a great experience to meet other players in the Pac-12 that have the same mindset that I have and are trying to do the same things," Frazier said. "It was a great networking opportunity and it was cool to talk to a lot of people in the Pac-12 and in the NFL network to see what they do and how they got there."

On Friday, the student-athletes were split into five groups to tour the Pac-12 offices and rotate through five stations. The stations consisted of 20-minute learning sessions in which the participants interacted with Pac-12 staff members in their work environment to learn about the various business segments and roles that exist.

Those five learning stations centered around officiating, sponsorships and sales, event operations and sports marketing, production and broadcast, sports management and lastly headshots or photography (an exercise the CU duo also just completed last Tuesday on the Boulder campus).

Then on Saturday, the participants were able talk and visit with the various professionals in attendance associated with the NFL and Pac-12 Conference.

"One spot I think I had a little more fun with was with (Pac-12 Network studio host) Michael Yam in the studio and I got to talk with him a little bit and see what it is like on stage," Huckins said. "It's funny, when we first walked in Mr. Yam asked us if anybody has a desire to be an on-air host and everybody was like 'no.' I feel like I wouldn't be the best on-camera guy, but then throughout the time with him I was being myself and acting a fool as always and doing all of my accents. He tried to make a note of it and make me do more stuff, so I thought that was a pretty fun time."

Huckins said that it was an eye-open experience and helped him realize how good of a position he is in as a student-athlete.

"There was a lot of different people there that were really very helpful when it came to learning new things about different positions that they have," Huckins said. "Not just in the Pac-12 office, but throughout clubs and maybe in the league office. It was very informational."

After college, Huckins hasn't pinned down exactly what he would like to do, but he has an idea on two different avenues to pursue.

"Anything in sports is something I would really enjoy," Huckins said. "There was a lot of opportunities and a lot of different things they showed us when we were there. Different opportunities like fellowships or internships at the Pac-12 office, which is super helpful. I've also thought about going the culinary side of things, so we're just going to have to see where the road takes me."

Frazier's said he one day wants to open his own training facility that would not only help kids develop physically, but also assist them with film breakdown and teach them how to get into college.

"Using tools from each different bracket to try to put into what I want to do in my future," was one way Frazier said the weekend forum will help him out with his future aspirations.

Upon return Monday, both Frazier and Huckins were back to current business affairs attending strength and conditioning workouts with their teammates and attending classes.

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Frazier, Huckins Participate in NFL Careers in Football Forum

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