College
Peter Mpagi got a second chance at life. Football is still at the center of it.
Peter Mpagi was a four-star defensive end from Richmond George Ranch High School with hopes of player for the Texas Longhorns until cardiomyopathy prematurely ended his career. Now the once-future Longhorn star is focused on becoming a college football coach, and impacting as many lives as possible along the way.
Roughly 120 aspiring athletes from ages eight to 12 jogged with a smile around Chaparral Stadium at Austin Westlake High School, a swarm of burnt orange shirts hopping from drill-to-drill in the searing June heat coached by one of their Texas Longhorn heroes after another.
On one end of the field, Roschon Johnson demonstrated how to plant and cut through a running back drill with the precision he’d displayed over a stellar four-year career that earned him a contract with the Chicago Bears. Defensive lineman Moro Ojomo, recently drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles, slapped high fives. Five-star freshman quarterback Arch Manning warmed up his arm tossing with campers.
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