DeAndre Hopkins details his big festival plans with Clemson degree
Not only is DeAndre Hopkins working a full-time job as the Tennessee Titans' top wide receiver, but he is also taking classes as a full-time student at Clemson University. And he's not using football as an excuse to skip class. In fact, he was spotted walking around the Titans' locker room while in class via […]
Not only is DeAndre Hopkins working a full-time job as the Tennessee Titans' top wide receiver, but he is also taking classes as a full-time student at Clemson University.
And he's not using football as an excuse to skip class. In fact, he was spotted walking around the Titans' locker room while in class via Zoom.
Hopkins officially re-enrolled in classes at Clemson last week, The Tiger's Justin Robertson reported.
His reasoning for going back to school is more than just about finishing the degree that he started in 2010, more importantly, it's about making his parents proud.
"It’s important because I come from a family where not a lot of people graduated," Hopkins told A to Z Sports' Sam Phalen. "My father died when I was six months and when I went to school, it was something that I promised my mom and obviously my father. I kinda vowed that I would make both of them proud and graduate and that was something that I promised my mom that I would do knowing that my father would want me to graduate college."
Once he's graduated, Hopkins will have a Bachelor's degree in parks, recreation and tourism management, which is an interest that surprisingly stems from his love for country music.
"I was always was interested in managing facilities," Hopkins said. "Before I came to Nashville I always wanted to put on music festivals and country music festivals growing up on country music. That was my interest in going into that degree, learning how to manage and facilitate things of that nature."
Hopkins is currently dealing with an ankle injury and remains questionable for Sunday's matchup against the Browns but told Phalen that he will travel with the team to Cleveland.
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