It Can Wait has partnered with ESPN College GameDay to tell the story of Fletcher Cleaves, a promising football player out of who became paralyzed from the chest down in the aftermath of a tragic accident on Sept, 9, 2009. That same day Fletcher was announced as a starter for the Lambuth University’s football team.

What seemed like an ordinary drive after practice changed Fletcher’s life forever when an oncoming driver, distracted from looking at their phone, drifted head on into Cleaves’ lane.

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One glance is all it took to go from a football scholarship to a wheelchair in a matter of seconds.

Despite losing his scholarship and missing the first year of college, Fletcher has persevered in his recovery. Six years after the accident, he has recently graduated from the University of Memphis and moved out on his own. He will be at College Game Day on 9/19 to see his story debut.

Fletcher’s story will cause people to think twice about using their phone behind the wheel.