It seems like a situation custom-made for disaster. A college football player who’s gay… in the Deep South… and he’s a kicker. So how’s it working out for him?

(No, the “Rainbow Warriors” did not count as openly gay football players. Grow up.)

Well… pretty good, actually. As the WIZ OF ODDS reports, OUTSPORTS landed what we’re pretty sure is the first interview with an openly gay (if still anonymous) active college football player. “Tim,” as they’re calling him, is a kicker in the Bible Belt who’s gay and open enough about it that his teammates, well, know. And despite what prevalent preconceptions exist of a closed-minded South, those teammates are pretty cool about it: Read more…