Ever since football season ended for Zak Stair , he has been hard at work. Following his junior season, he began to realize that football may take him places – and possibly help him earn a college scholarship.

With that in mind, Stair began a rigorous workout schedule he continues to this day and will continue until the beginning of his senior season.

“Following my junior year, I was receiving all of these accolades and everything, and everyone was telling me to concentrate on football,” said the 6-5, 285 pound Stair, who also plays basketball for Osbourn Park high school in Manassas, Virginia. “Since December, I’ve been waking up at 5:00 in the morning to work out with one of our assistant coaches. I’ve been doing this for three days per week, but I will go full-time for five days a week during the summer.”

The accolades he received for his junior year accomplishments were something of a surprise. In fact, heading into the season he did not even consider himself the best player on his own team let alone one of the best in Northern Virginia.

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