VALDOSTA STATE MAGAZINE 35 WRITTEN BY JESSICA R. POPE PHOTOS BY PAUL LEAVY AND JAKE PARRIS VSU FOOTBALL WINS FOURTH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE The Road to Victory It was a record-breaking season for the Valdosta State University Blazers — one that led football to its fourth national championship title. The road to victory was not an easy one for the Blazers. The players were tested at every turn, but they never lost the courage and resolve to show their fans and their competition that they were capable of something special. They were fearless as they faced bigger, faster, stronger, more experienced teams with heart, playing as hard as they could despite injury and exhaustion. They stepped onto every football field believing that they were worthy, that they were meant to win, that this year was their time to be champions.