Drayton Arnold is in his fifth year of college. He already has a bachelor’s degree in finance and a minor in accounting.
But those were just his Old Dominion degrees. Since arriving at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in January of 2019, he’s added a master’s degree in public administration and is working on another one in criminal justice.
What does he plan on doing with all of this learning?
“That’s a good question,” he said with a laugh Tuesday. “I wish I could have an answer for you.” But he did have an answer in mind, as he followed up that statement by saying he may go to law school when he’s done playing football.
Football has given him five years to make the most of his time in school. One thing he’s been taught is the value of patience, perseverance and work ethic, things instilled in him by his parents Rodney and Heidi Arnold – two people he leaned on during his three seasons at Old Dominion and his time at UTC, where he was relegated to backup duty as a quarterback.