The Trojans’ freshman linebacker has come a long way from the deep country of Many, Louisiana, where his precociousness and competitive exploits are legendary.
Leslie Curtis knew her third son would be a little hell-raiser, so she named him Tackett.
“He’s my sweetest kid,” drawled Moses Curtis, a mountain of a man with a buttery smile. “But he’s also my craziest.” USC linebacker Tackett Curtis does a walk-through prior to the season opener against San Jose State on Saturday at the Coliseum. Except Tackett never saw it that way. He was serious from his first years on Earth, his parents remembered, once begging his mom as a rambunctious 3-year-old to tag along with his brothers to go play across the neighborhood.“He goes, ‘Ma, am 6! Yes, ‘ma am, Mama!’” Leslie imitated, pitching her voice like a young Tackett’s wails. “Oh my gosh, he just always thought he was grown.”.
“He’s like, ‘I’m never playing football again until we put pads on,’” Moses remembered. “And I said, ‘You know, a couple years from now, that’s exactly what coaches are gonna be begging for.’” “He gets out there,” said Many High teammate and LSU commit Joe Wyatt, “he has no doubt in his mind that he’s about to kill you.”
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