http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/california/biggs/ Biggs, CA News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/california/biggs/content/bbacf00e1dce90be0159d13dabf53600.html The local high school sports season is underway with teams beginning practice last week at all of the high schools in Glenn County http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/california/biggs/content/972c52987eac5d16451328b2748fcc80.html The road less traveled is that way for a reason Almost no one would choose to take what would seem like a series of wrong turns to achieve a goalTake JT O'Sullivan for example A flatout stud on the Division II level full disclosure I went to UC Davis and watched him play for a couple seasons O'Sullivan was the Big Man on Campus during his time in Cow Town a 10minute drive from SacramentoBut after being drafted in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft by New Orleans O'Sullivan became an afterthought on pretty much every team he joined He was the guy that was just good enough to make a coach feel bad for cutting him or trading him They knew something was there but now was not the time In total he was yesterday's leftovers for eight teams before finding his way to San Francisco this summer Just a few months later O'Sullivan is now starting for the San Francisco 49ers a team that has one of the greatest legacies in sportsSound like someone we know from GilroyDon't answer that; let O'Sullivan's college coach Bob BiggsTheir paths are very very similarBiggs said referring to Jeff Garcia There's also other guys in the league who have had similar paths Kurt Warner is a similar path Jon Kitna came from Central Washington There's stories out there and sometimes you have really good players and they just need the opportunityOpportunity is a word that pretty much defines Garcia He sees it he seizes it You also might recognize the names Biggs listed off above All Mike Martz guysA great college quarterback at San Jose State Garcia played in the EastWest Shrine Game and then couldn't get an NFL Team to take a glance at him Spending the next five years playing in the Canadian Football League for Calgary he worked his way up the depth chart eventually leading the Stampeders to a Grey Cup championship in 1998 The next year he was wearing the uniform of a team he idolized as a kid growing up in Gilas the same scarlet and gold O'Sullivan will be wearing in the first regular season game of 2008 this Sunday against ArizonaO'Sullivan's career achievement to this point was leading his team to World Bowl XII in NFL Europe similar to how Garcia had to go out of the country to prove himselfObviously the two are light years apart currently after Garcia's four ProBowl appearances but Garcia wasn't exactly a savior when he first arrived in San Francisco A backup to Hall of Famer Steve Young Garcia was yanked in and out of games sometimes because Young was back healthy again and other times because Garcia just didn't play well A season later he threw for 4278 yards 31 touchdowns and made the Pro Bowl It was a starting opportunity and he choked the life out of itWorking under Steve Mariucci Garcia was a fit in Bill Walsh's West Coast offense that was then being directed under MoochO'Sullivan was brought in because of his ties with Martz in Detroit last season which gave him the upper hand on Alex Smith and Shaun Hill during training camp this summer A system is what a quarterback needsJT got the upper hand because he knew the systemsaid 49ers GM Scot McCloughan in a recent press conference when asked if Smith and Hill had a fair shot at the starting job That's fine but nothing in football and in the NFL or life is going to be fair once it's said and done We have to go with who we think is going to give us the best chance to winAgain Garcia isn't always pretty but he definitely allows his teams the chance to win O'Sullivan is hoping he's the same wayI don't know him very wellO'Sullivan said regarding Garcia recently I'm a fan of his obviously I've seen him play growing upFor both it seems it just took the two time to find the right road Coincidentally they have the same agentJT is a guy that's very smart and picks things upBiggs said And when he finally got an opportunity to compete he showed what kind of player he is I fully expect him to do well this year He's that kind of playerSuccess may not come right away but when you've fought this hard to get to where you want to be there's no reason to deviate from the path that got you there http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/california/biggs/content/5ee2e1194cd6ac31a7a87d6628f70cd6.html Slap some sunscreen on the ears and come out and support your local high school football team Because they're both hosting games Saturday and the forecast calls for nothing but sunshine http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/california/biggs/content/9b8fdf6e20e8e79f3c29076cec21e6b1.html The road less traveled is that way for a reason Almost no one would choose to take what would seem like a series of wrong turns to achieve a goalTake JT O'Sullivan for example A flatout stud on the Division II level full disclosure I went to UC Davis and watched him play for a couple seasons O'Sullivan was the Big Man on Campus during his time in Cow Town a 10minute drive from SacramentoBut after being drafted in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft by New Orleans O'Sullivan became an afterthought on pretty much every team he joined He was the guy that was just good enough to make a coach feel bad for cutting him or trading him They knew something was there but now was not the time In total he was yesterday's leftovers for eight teams before finding his way to San Francisco this summer Just a few months later O'Sullivan is now starting for the San Francisco 49ers a team that has one of the greatest legacies in sportsSound like someone we know from GilroyDon't answer that; let O'Sullivan's college coach Bob BiggsTheir paths are very very similarBiggs said referring to Jeff Garcia There's also other guys in the league who have had similar paths Kurt Warner is a similar path Jon Kitna came from Central Washington There's stories out there and sometimes you have really good players and they just need the opportunityOpportunity is a word that pretty much defines Garcia He sees it he seizes it You also might recognize the names Biggs listed off above All Mike Martz guysA great college quarterback at San Jose State Garcia played in the EastWest Shrine Game and then couldn't get an NFL Team to take a glance at him Spending the next five years playing in the Canadian Football League for Calgary he worked his way up the depth chart eventually leading the Stampeders to a Grey Cup championship in 1998 The next year he was wearing the uniform of a team he idolized as a kid growing up in Gilas the same scarlet and gold O'Sullivan will be wearing in the first regular season game of 2008 this Sunday against ArizonaO'Sullivan's career achievement to this point was leading his team to World Bowl XII in NFL Europe similar to how Garcia had to go out of the country to prove himselfObviously the two are light years apart currently after Garcia's four ProBowl appearances but Garcia wasn't exactly a savior when he first arrived in San Francisco A backup to Hall of Famer Steve Young Garcia was yanked in and out of games sometimes because Young was back healthy again and other times because Garcia just didn't play well A season later he threw for 4278 yards 31 touchdowns and made the Pro Bowl It was a starting opportunity and he choked the life out of itWorking under Steve Mariucci Garcia was a fit in Bill Walsh's West Coast offense that was then being directed under MoochO'Sullivan was brought in because of his ties with Martz in Detroit last season which gave him the upper hand on Alex Smith and Shaun Hill during training camp this summer A system is what a quarterback needsJT got the upper hand because he knew the systemsaid 49ers GM Scot McCloughan in a recent press conference when asked if Smith and Hill had a fair shot at the starting job That's fine but nothing in football and in the NFL or life is going to be fair once it's said and done We have to go with who we think is going to give us the best chance to winAgain Garcia isn't always pretty but he definitely allows his teams the chance to win O'Sullivan is hoping he's the same wayI don't know him very wellO'Sullivan said regarding Garcia recently I'm a fan of his obviously I've seen him play growing upFor both it seems it just took the two time to find the right road Coincidentally they have the same agentJT is a guy that's very smart and picks things upBiggs said And when he finally got an opportunity to compete he showed what kind of player he is I fully expect him to do well this year He's that kind of playerSuccess may not come right away but when you've fought this hard to get to where you want to be there's no reason to deviate from the path that got you there http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/california/biggs/content/fbbe54f5dfe7bf4de0ef50bff779defe.html Powerful performances lift drama that needs trimming http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/california/biggs/content/6920578317d33b67aadda3f831a9991f.html Powerful performances lift drama that needs trimming http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/california/biggs/content/d6acd10f8ef50ba745005efc395d17b6.html Grant Sattaur liked dirtbiking skateboarding and hanging out with friends He looked up to his older sister Stephanie and was protective of his younger brother Tyler On Christmas his mom Julie Hillestad gave him a card8220;Before you were born I loved you8221; she wrote 8220;Before you were here for one hour I would die for you8221; http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/california/biggs/content/a3f03713622b413ac5ae878de0f06ed8.html In this expansive classroom sheaves of rice were the subject matter and farmers were the students