QUICK FACTS Name: Jordan Reid Born: June 13, 1991 Parents: Antoine & Cynthia Reid Siblings: none Hometown: High Point, N.C. High School: T.W. Andrews Major at NCCU: Recreation Administration Favorite Food: Hot Wings, Tacos and Pizza Favorite Music Artist: Young Jeezy and Drake Favorite TV Show: "Anything on ESPN, I'm a huge sports fanatic and historian" Favorite Movie: "The Sandlot" & "Space Jam" Favorite Book: "In the Land of Giants" by Muggsy Bogues and "Never Give Up On Your Dream" by Warren Moon Favorite Athlete: Steve McNair

Question: Why did you choose NCCU?
Jordan Reid: "Coming out of high school I chose Winston Salem State over NCCU (which I still hear comments from people to this day). Unfortunately there was a coaching change at WSSU in 2010 and I was affected. Coach Mose Rison gave me a chance to walk-on to the NCCU football team in 2010 and he invited me to training camp. It was a blessing in disguise. That very next semester, in the spring, I earned a full scholarship. I thank him to this day for giving me that opportunity because I don't know where I would be today without NCCU."

Q: What is your major? What do you want to do after NCCU?
JR: "Recreation Administration with a concentration in Sport Management. I plan to go to graduate school and pursue a master's degree in Sport Management. I plan to become a Sports Information Director, Sports Journalist or Broadcaster. My ultimate goal in the sports area is to become a General Manager of a professional sports organization."

Q: What is your favorite part of game day at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium?
JR: "There's nothing like leading the team out of the tunnel, seeing a sea of maroon and gray cheering us on, hearing the band and smelling all of the food from tailgaters and food vendors surrounding the stadium. Those things just give jitters and chills."

Q: Do you have any pre-game rituals?
JR: "Chris Hooks, our play-by-play radio voice, is one of the few individuals that actually knew about this and he calls me the "Rubber Band Man" because of it. My pre-game ritual or superstition is to wear a rubber band in my right sock. It's something that I've been doing since I played AAU basketball when I was 10 years old. When I was younger they didn't allow players to wear rubber bands during AAU basketball games. I had a rubber band on just before the tip off and I didn't have anywhere to put it, so I stuffed it in my right sock. It was the best game I ever had in my basketball career. I stuffed the stat sheet that game and I believe I had a quadruple-double (almost). To this day I wear a rubber band in my right sock, even during practices."

Q: Tell me something interesting about yourself that others may not know.
JR: "I am a diehard Minnesota Vikings fan and I have been one since 1998. Skol Vikes!"

Q: What has been your most memorable moment at NCCU?
JR: "In 2010, when I scored my first collegiate touchdown against Old Dominion University. When I scored I really couldn't believe that I scored. I really didn't know how to react. It was a moment that I'll never forget."

Q: What three words best describe you?
JR: "Charismatic, Ambitious, and Intelligent "

Q: If you could invite any living person to WG Pearson cafeteria for lunch, who would it be?
JR: "It would be a tie between Lauren London and Megan Goode on Chicken Wednesday, so I would just bring both. Those two are my celebrity crushes."

Q: How would you like to be remembered from your playing days at NCCU?
JR: "I just want to be remembered as someone who laid it all on the line in every aspect - from the classroom, to workouts and on the playing field. Something my Dad always told me is 'you get out of it what you put into it.' That quote is something that's stuck with me throughout my college career because in 2010 when I transferred from WSSU I was at the bottom of the barrel and I continue to make my climb to the top to this present day. Overall, I just want to finish the task that I started. That's my plan in leading NCCU to its first football championship since 2006 and giving the MEAC its first playoff victory since 1999."