Community Corner
Hooch's Wilson Signs to Play DI Football at UAB
Chattahoochee High School’s Tasleem "Taz" Wilson has signed a National Letter of Intent to play football at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), an NCAA Division I school where he plans to major in mass communications with a concentration in broadcast journalism. The UAB Blazers compete in Conference USA in the Eastern Division.
Wilson was Chattahoochee's senior co-captain and quarterback with a senior season record of 2,274 yards and 16 touchdowns. He is a three-time NFFTD Player of the Game Offensive award winner, QB selected to be in the 2013 NFFTD Chamber Bowl All-Star Game, 2013 VTO Quarterback MVP, 2013 National Underclassmen Combine Quarterback and Leadership MVP and National Honor Society Student.
Wilson participates in monthly community service activities including MBC Campus Cleanup and NCCF Children’s Ministry.
Pictured with him are, seated, his mother Krystal Wilson and standing, from left, CHS Athletic Director Milo Mathis, Head Football Coach Mike Owens and CHS Principal Tim Duncan.