Rick Huckaby has grown up with a tough work ethic, in the shadows of his father, the legendary NCAA Marshall University Basketball coach . Rick had a hard act to follow. Naturally there was a little resistance from his parents when he decided to drop out of college to pursue his dream of making music, but in looking back, that now seems like a solid carrer move. He puts songwriting first and foremost and now has a current chart climber with Trace Adkins "Muddy Water"