About Me

My name is Keagan Stiefel. I’m a Sports Journalism Major at The University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

If you don’t know much about UMass let me refer you to the meme below.

As a part of my Sports Journalism class I have been instructed to make a blog, in part to refine my writing skills and in part learn how to build an audience. So your job, as said audience, is to love everything I write and follow me on Twitter @kjs_44.

Now that you know why we’re both here let me tell you a little about my backround.

I grew up in Salem, Massachusetts. Yes where the witch stuff went down. (Here’s a little fun fact for you, the football field I practiced on for Youth Football was where they hung all of the witches. Fun!)

At age 13, me and my parents moved to San Antonio, Texas where I attended High School and my first 2 years of college. In High School I played* football, it wasn’t quite like Friday Night Lights but it was a pretty big deal.

Despite never being particularly good at it, football has always been my passion. So since I wouldn’t be playing anymore I knew I needed to find a way to stay involved. That’s why I chose sports journalism, I could be the guy that provided information to fans, the same kind of guy I’ve followed closely throughout my fandom.

After my first two years of college I had to decide where I wanted to finish off my academic career. I knew I wanted to come back home but with all of the schools up here it was a tough decision. I chose UMass because it allowed me to stay close to home but get the college experience that I was missing in Community College. (I don’t regret CC at all though, cheaper and more one on one time to refine your skills in whatever you decide you want to do. I highly recommend it.)

I’ve been back home for almost a year and I am in my second semester at UMass. I love it so far, I feel like I am on the right path.

Now that we’re both here I hope I’ve enticed you enough to read my upcoming stuff, I work really hard on the stuff I do and I keep it all enjoyable. Follow the blog, follow me on Twitter and help me get rich and famous.

Thanks,

Keagan Stiefel