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Hey readers,
I am Jake Topham, friends call me Jakey-T (sometimes). I hail from the small town of Paragonah, Utah, and I am not ashamed to admit that there are more dogs than people in my hometown. I attended Parowan High School which was about 5 miles away from home, and I was a student-athlete. I was an all-state football and baseball player, drummer, and yo-yoer.  After high school I left home for 2 years and went to Montana to serve my church (LDS) and since returning in August of 2016 I have been married, and began attending Southern Utah University. I am in a Sports Communication class that is going to teach me many different theories and concepts relating to communication in sports. That is what I intend to post a lot about in this blog. I really love sports, and they have changed my life for many different reasons, now I get to learn why they did! Come back each Thursday for weekly post where I will tell you about what I learned and apply it to a major sports story. Thank you, and I look forward to hearing your feedback! If you have anything you would like me to talk about you can let me know, I would love it. 

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