Jacob Zeno On Turning Down $800k To Stay At UAB, CFB Journey, & Trent Dilfer

UAB QB Jacob Zeno joins Adam Breneman on today's new episode of Next Up. Jacob Zeno gets honest about college football journey, playing for Coach Trent Dilfer, and why he turned down an $800k offer in the transfer portal to stay with UAB Football. Tune in for another great episode of Next Up with Adam Breneman! 

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Next Up is hosted by Adam Breneman and is presented by The Mercury Podcast Network. On Next Up, Adam Breneman sits down with the biggest names in sports and lets them tell their stories, unfiltered. Adam is a former All-American and Penn State alum, media personality, college football analyst for ESPN, and co-founder of Mercury (@TheCollegeSportsCo).

CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

02:29-Catching Up

03:21-Recruiting Process

07:47-Coach Trent Dilfer 

08:50-Elite 11 

09:57-Transfer Portal

10:51-Decision to Stay at UAB

16:55-Playing for Coach Dilfer

18:28-Overcoming Adversity 

22:11-Staying Humble & Silencing Outside Noise

24:56-Current State of College Football

26:16-Learning from Coach Dilfer 

27:08-Improvements Needed

28:02-2024 Outlook

28:40-Best Piece of Advice

32:07-Life After Football

33:03-Jacob Zeno Outside of Football

33:41-Leadership Style 

34:33-Toughest Career Moment

37:02-Finding Confidence in 2023

37:57-Motivation