It's too bad that more athletes don't have the attitude of Jaymal Haynes. This is part of an AJC article on him
A Grayson High School graduate, Haynes said he gave no consideration to sitting out the bowl game to rest and prepare for 2025.
“It’s honestly the mentality. It’s just how I was raised, how I grew up,” he said. “If I have the opportunity to play football, if I have the opportunity to compete, that’s what I’m about, that’s what I’m for, and if I have the opportunity to strap up in another GT helmet, hey, I’m taking that full opportunity, hands down.”
Haynes has 1,867 career rushing yards, the 19th most in Tech history. He needs to find the end zone four more times to enter the program’s top 10 for career rushing scores.
And if he returns to Tech for the 2025 season, his name will continue to move up through both all-time lists.
“That’s definitely my plan,” Haynes said of remaining a Yellow Jacket. “Things just happen, but, me personally, I’m just being where my feet are, focusing on the bowl game, trying to get a win with my brothers and our seniors for their last time.”