overcome a major knee injury but also TWO seasons of Brian Van Gorder as his DC. Lawrence Taylor would struggle in such conditions.
On Friday, Smith will host the finals of a venture pitch competition in his hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana dubbed the Indiana Showcase, which flows out of the minority entrepreneurship institute he established.
Five finalists, narrowed from a field of 65, are vying for a chunk of $300,000 in start-up cash and other forms of business development support. Smith and three Indiana business owners, including former Colts linebacker Gary Brackett, will judge the entrants.
Think Shark Tank with a grassroots twist. Let the best pitch win.
“I want to close the gap,” Smith declares.
Proud to have him as a fellow graduate.
This is this the kind fundamental, grass roots effort that’s far more likely to lead to positive change than any number of well-meaning but misguided social programs. Jaylon Smith is a shining example of what Notre Dame people are all about.