March 6, 2026

Revitalizing a Fallen Athlete (Part 1 of 4)

April 2019

The clock strikes 6:30 a.m. and the alarm on my phone goes off just to the left of my bed. I instantly wake up and instead of hitting snooze, hop out of bed and go straight to the living room. I grab my yoga mat and unroll it on the floor. Starting my day with yoga had given me a new energy and excitement for each morning. After 30 minutes of yoga, I grab a light breakfast, then hop in the shower and get ready for class which starts in less than an hour. Classes, a lunch break and homework pretty much consume the middle portion of my day until I cook dinner.

After dinner, I head out for a late-night workout and then return to cook a second dinner. I then take another shower and hop in bed around midnight. This had become my quite rigid and regular schedule. As soon as the alarm goes off, I would start the cycle once again. I was feeling accomplished and thought the schedule would last for a long time. I was wrong and it changed in the blink of an eye.

Cole McDaniel

Cole has served as the Vice President of Kee On Sports since 2020. He is a 2019 graduate of Baldwin Wallace University, where he played soccer and majored in broadcasting and mass communications. Cole began his media career in radio in 2016. Here at Kee On Sports, Cole and Vince McKee co-host the Climate Tech Inc. NFL Prediction Show. He is our resident NFL and NBA draft expert and the former play-by-play voice of the High School Football Game of the Week on the Youtube channel. He also previously wrote on the Ohio State Buckeyes, Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Cavaliers for Sports Illustrated, served as the play-by-play voice for many Baldwin Wallace University athletic events at bwyellowjackets.com and OAC TV, was the color commentator for Cleveland SC and the play-by-play voice of the Frozen Fish Fiasco.

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