FRISCO, Texas – T.J. Vasher was born to be an athlete.
Some people are gifted from an early age with athletic ability. It is apparent from the time they first begin competing in athletics that they are different than everyone else on the field or court.
What separates those with talent and those with the ability to harness it is strictly in between the ears.
One quick look into Vasher’s athletic career and there is no question the athletic ability jumps out at you. The nephew of former NFL Pro Bowl cornerback Nathan Vasher and an accomplished athlete in his own right at S.H. Rider High School in Wichita Falls, sports ran through Vasher’s veins from the very beginning.
“I think it was obvious I was going to be an athlete,” Vasher said. “My dad was athlete and so were my uncles. So just naturally I was wanting to do it.”
But like anything else in sports, even for those with the best of athletic ability, nothing came with complete ease for Vasher.
“Football I think came naturally, very natural, but basketball was something I think at the beginning I maybe struggled with a little bit,” Vasher said. “But I’m such a persistent person it ended up being something that I was actually pretty good at, and a lot of people probably expected that I was going to play basketball coming out of high school. But football was it for me.”
After racking up over 2,500 yards and 150 receptions to go with 29 touchdowns, including a monster 1,000-yard senior season with nine touchdowns, Vasher was ranked as the nation’s No. 58 overall recruit and No. 51 recruit in Texas by 247Sports, making him one of the most sought-after prospects in the country.
Despite having multiple Division I offers from the likes of Ohio State, Texas, Texas A&M, and countless others, Vasher chose to head west to Lubbock and continue his football career at Texas Tech while also receiving offers to play Division I basketball.
From there, Vasher went on to make just one appearance for the Red Raiders in 2016 during his…
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