Appalachian State Mountaineers football has recieved a bad news,Joey Aguilar is out due to..Maybe because of his last name, Appalachian State quarterback Joey Aguilar went unnoticed in the eyes of many recruiters. He’s heard it all. Since high school he’s been told he’s too small or too skinny. Some detractors claimed he wasn’t mobile enough to excel at the next level under center.
Aguilar kept proving people wrong and validating what his parents and family members already knew. At Freedom High School in Oakley, Calif., Aguilar threw for 5,575 yards and 59 touchdowns. He was named First-Team All-Bay 6 two years in the row.
Although his accolades were similar to many five-star and four-star recruits, the Antioch, Calif., native was regarded as a three-star recruit with no offers.
Often lost in the shadows of the thousands of college recruits, Aguilar knew he had to outwork those who stood in front of him. He dedicated all his free time to football. He saw how much better he was than some of the highly-touted prospects, so he did everything in his power to reveal his potential.
“Growing up I was always overlooked but always worked hard,” Aguilar said. “I just had that mindset that I deserve more for myself. When I see all these people that I believe I am better than getting scholarships to these programs, I just take that as accountability for myself that I am not doing something right and I should be doing more.”
