Dear Razorback Fans,

I have a lot to be thankful for during this Thanksgiving season.

This time last year, I was rehabbing my neck after getting injured playing against Auburn and that was a lot to go through. At that point, I thought I would never get to play football again and lead a normal life.

To be where I am right now – leading the SEC in rushing yards, competing for the chance to get the rushing title and being around my teammates – is a blessing and it’s something I don’t take for granted.

My faith in God has helped me tremendously during the past year. I’m a spiritual person thanks to my mom who ministers on top of her job and my grandfather, who is a pastor.

When I was laying down on the field at Razorback Stadium during the Auburn game last November, I couldn’t control my arms. At that point, I was starting to panic. I didn’t know how bad it was going to be after I saw how scared my mom and dad were that day.

Everything happened so quickly – the ambulance ride, getting X-rays, being inside the MRI machine and getting rushed into surgery – it was a weird situation.

It’s crazy to think about it now because it was only a year ago. I remember watching TV with my family in my hospital room after surgery and I was trying to look around and I could barely turn my head. I didn’t know what my future would be like. I wasn’t even thinking about football; I wanted to be a normal kid again. I was thinking about class and being my usual self because at that point I was in a wheelchair and it was tough.