Football Gameday Feature - Worth It - Troy University Athletics

This story appeared in the Troy vs. Duke edition of Gameday; Troy's football game program

Chandler Worthy, better known as C. Breezy when sporting his blonde locks, is normally seen walking around campus in his favorite Where's Waldo hat, and in the afternoon you'll probably catch him watching his favorite SpongeBob episodes.

The four-year starter is known for his quirky personality and for the pranks he pulls on his teammates, but there's one thing Worthy has always been passionate about, and that's football.

Growing up in Griffin, Ga., Worthy's dream of playing football first began when he saw a ball. As he starts talking about his first memories of football he laughs and says, "I first started playing when I was six. I snuck into the park and rec league because we aren't allowed to play until we were seven. I used to beg my dad to get onto the field. I was rolling on the floor crying begging him to let me play, and eventually I begged enough. So, he helped me make it happen."

His dream of playing football has definitely materialized here at Troy University.

The wide receiver credits his brother Gregory, who played at Furman, as his biggest influence in life and wanted nothing more than to follow in his big brother's footsteps. He says he learned everything about the game by watching him.

According to Worthy, the best advice his 6-foot-3 big brother ever gave him was, "No matter how big any man is, at the end of the day, it doesn't matter if they're bigger than you… It's about how hard you work, how bad you want it and how bad you want to win."

As a 5-foot-9 wide out, Worthy doesn't have any problems being the small guy out on the field. "I always feel like anyone who lines up in front of me, they have to stop me. It's not me stopping them. Are they going to be able to catch my play? On the field I don't feel like I'm 5'9". I'm at least 6'10" out there. What are you going to do to stop me?"

When discussing the team's goals, Worthy says he doesn't believe the team has any limits. "I don't want to just say the New Orleans bowl. I want to go to a BCS bowl, be undefeated, and have people talking about us being a BCS buster. That's what I want to do. I want to do something different this season."

Offensive coordinator Kenny Edenfield believes Worthy is doing everything right to check all of his goals off his list. Coach Edenfield said, "I'll tell you what he has really gotten good at here: maturity. He has matured over the last few years and he has had the best fall camp he has ever had. I don't know if it's because he realizes that time is almost running out, or that he has finally gotten healthy, or if he's finally in a position, outside, that he feels really comfortable with. He knows he has a great opportunity.

"He does so many little things right. He is blocking really well, catching the ball down the field and he's being a good teammate. I think when guys become seniors and they quit worrying about how many times they're going to touch the ball and what's going to happen, they just want to play to win, they have great seasons. So, that's what I think is going to happen with Chandler this year."

Worthy doesn't just want success on the field. He wants to leave a different kind of legacy. "I obviously want to lead my team to an undefeated season, have my dream season that I've always wanted, but more importantly, I just want to spread the love around the locker room this year. It's not something I've really experienced since I've been here. Before I leave, I want to touch everybody in a certain way, where they remember me when I'm gone for what I did on the field and in the locker room."

Over the course of Worthy's three years, he has played in 35 games and has totaled 2,675 all-purpose yards and nine touchdowns for the Trojans. Worthy said, "Seeing the look on peoples faces when you score, the fans screaming and happy because you scored is the best part."

As a veteran for the wide receiver unit, he plans to show, not tell, the younger guys how it's done. "I'm more of a 'sit back and watch me do it' type of leader, not a vocal and tell people what to do. I feel like leaders are the ones that people can turn to and look at for what they're doing, not what they're saying. I'm not running around trying to motivate people. I want people to see how hard I'm playing and go out and mimic what I'm doing."

Worthy believes his relentless play sets him apart from most athletes he goes against. "I am going to give it everything I have," Worthy said. "Every snap I'm on the field, I'm going to do that. I feel like if I do that, people will follow behind me and try to do the same thing, and if we're all on the same page, playing our hardest, then we wont have to worry about losing games."

At the moment, he's most excited about the home opener against Duke. "This Saturday. I'm excited for my last, first college home game. I'm going to soak it in, and experience it to the fullest."

After the season is finished, Worthy has high hopes of making it to the NFL, but if not, he plans on traveling Europe for at least five years. After traveling, he wants to put to use his business marketing degree to start his own, family-named business, so that his name will live on forever.

Until then, Worthy is trying to bring out the brighter side of people, living his life by his own mantra, "Whatever you do in life, it's what you make it. Let life be what you make it, don't sit around because anything can happen."

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