Kentucky Derby-winning trainer John Servis wanted to name a horse after Tyson Bagent months before most football fans had ever heard of the now-viral NFL quarterback.
At the time, Bagent was a two-time NCAA Division II Player of the Year at Shepherd University in West Virginia who was trying to beat the odds and make it to the NFL.
So, what was the right name to choose that would celebrate the underdog journey of his wife’s cousin’s son?
That question was answered when a friend in the horse-racing business sent Servis a copy of the April 14, 2023 edition of the New York Post. A story ranking the top quarterbacks available in the 2023 NFL Draft class identified Bagent as a “Small School Wonder.”
