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Welcome to season 5 episode 24 featuring Josh Aka

We return after a break to sit with Josh Aka for a wide-ranging talk on faith, football, JUCO football, and rewriting tired stories about Oxford. Josh shares the costs of chasing your dreams, the power of a passion and love for the game.

Here's what to expect from this episode!
• season updates, show schedule, and community shoutouts
• Josh’s background, family influence, and Starkville roots
• the Ole Miss run, travel moments, and team support
• mentors and models who shaped his game
• multi-sport youth and the choice to focus on football
• recruiting highs and silence, choosing JUCO for exposure
• East Mississippi lessons, resilience, and brotherhood
• practical advice for under-recruited athletes
• why Oxford felt like home and what changed him
• walk-on realities in the NIL era and candid tradeoffs
• favorite on-field memories including the Egg Bowl
• leaving sports, rebuilding identity, and structure
• faith as anchor, restoration after a hard year
• addressing national perceptions of Ole Miss and Oxford
• coaching goals, legacy, and leading with service

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