Lake Forest Football Standout Jordan Beck Makes Difficult College Choice
The Scouts quarterback chooses a future in the military over football.
The hardest decision anyone can be forced to make is choosing between two loves. Recent Lake Forest High School graduate Jordan Beck’s college choice came down to just that. You know him as the football player, captain and quarterback of the 2011 North Suburban Conference championship Scouts. What you may not know is what he aspires to be: a member of the military. In the arena of competing desires, the soldier won out. “I’ve been playing football for 11 or 12 years and it's something I’ve never not played. I’ll miss it,” said Beck. “But being a soldier is what I want to be, and football takes a back seat to that.” Eschewing an offer to play football at Whittenberg University, a Division 3 school in Ohio, Beck is taking his leadership …
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Steve Handwerker
8:08 pm on Friday, June 8, 2012
Very smart, mature decision making! Make Lake Forest proud! more ›