Josh Jarboe better stick to his day job

University of Oklahoma freshman Josh Jarboe, considered a top 10 WR prospect, continues to makes waves. Unfortunately, these waves continue to be off the field. If you will recall, Jarboe was highly recruited out of Georgia's Cedar Grove High School. However he almost never made it Oklahoma's campus after his arrest for felony gun possession. The charges were eventually reduced to misdemeanors, and Jarboe was given two years probation and ordered to complete 80 hours of community service.

One would think after such hassles, Jarboe would not be recording videos about shooting people. On top of being a horrible rap( I must admit however, the "meat up on her grill" line made me chuckle), it does nothing to give me any confidence he learned anything through this legal process nor will make the most out of his second chance. Yeah, yeah I understand it's just a stupid rap (VERY stupid) and we all should probably have something better to do than dissect every move an 18 year old kid makes. But when he makes such moves for everybody to see you just have to wonder if the kid "gets it". At this point, it appears he doesn't.

I wish Josh the best and want to see him succeed on the football field. But more importantly, I want to see signs that Josh will succeed in life. I understand the gangster rap mentality is a part of the culture of a lot of today's kids. And despite the blame hip hop gets for a lot of problems in America, most kids just listen to the music and view it as entertainment and nothing more. And I don't expect Jarboe to stop listening to rap, or rapping, or whatever else after what happened. But I do expect Jarboe to be smarter about the things he does, and how he portrays himself. He should realize he is LUCKY not to be in jail, and rapping about the things that almost landed him in jail IN PUBLIC and RECORDING them is just not very bright. I understand he's 18 and immature, and perhaps eventually he will "get it". But damn, if almost going to jail doesn't help you "get it", doesn't make you understand you need to carry yourself differently and make better decisions, I'm not sure what can.

Update: Jarboe dismissed from team