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Get To Know Shawn Wilson
October 03, 2019 | Football
What aside from football do you enjoy most about Oregon State?
Shawn Wilson: "The fans."
What do you like most about Oregon State University, aside from playing football?
SW: "The scenery and the weather."
How would you describe what it's like to play for Coach Smith and Coach Adams?Â
SW: "I think it is exciting and I would follow them until the end."
Does your number mean anything to you?
SW: "My dad was No. 2 in high school. I was No. 2 in high school and now No. 2 in college."
What would you be doing if you didn't play football?
SW: "I would probably be a regular student still going to school."
What teammate do you hang out with away from the field the most?
SW: "Andre Bodden."
What are your impressions on the new uniforms?
SW: "I think they are awesome."
What life lessons has football taught you?
SW: "Do not take a play for granted because you may not know when your last play may be."
What doors has football opened for you that you never thought would be possible?
SW: "It has opened doors to the different people I have met who are in greater places."
What does an Oregon State education mean to you?
SW: "It means a lot because I was given an opportunity to receive a degree that I can use after football is done."
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Shawn Wilson: "The fans."
What do you like most about Oregon State University, aside from playing football?
SW: "The scenery and the weather."
How would you describe what it's like to play for Coach Smith and Coach Adams?Â
SW: "I think it is exciting and I would follow them until the end."
Does your number mean anything to you?
SW: "My dad was No. 2 in high school. I was No. 2 in high school and now No. 2 in college."
What would you be doing if you didn't play football?
SW: "I would probably be a regular student still going to school."
What teammate do you hang out with away from the field the most?
SW: "Andre Bodden."
What are your impressions on the new uniforms?
SW: "I think they are awesome."
What life lessons has football taught you?
SW: "Do not take a play for granted because you may not know when your last play may be."
What doors has football opened for you that you never thought would be possible?
SW: "It has opened doors to the different people I have met who are in greater places."
What does an Oregon State education mean to you?
SW: "It means a lot because I was given an opportunity to receive a degree that I can use after football is done."
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