Curtis Harris-Lopez- The Next Step: JMU & Eyeing the NFL

Patriot League football standout, Curtis Harris-Lopez talks on this week's episode of @Notevend2 Harris-Lopez played four years at Holy Cross and in each year the free safety contributed to consecutive Patriot League titles. During his final year at Holy Cross, Harris-Lopez was an all-league player. Curtis dealt with injury during his first year resulting in a redshirt year. Now, after completing his career at Holy Cross, Curtis has one year of eligibility left. The all-league player entered the transfer portal and heard from plenty of FBS schools, including some Power 5 schools. The dynamic free safety narrowed his final schools to Hawaii, Wyoming, and James Madison. The prior year the Holy Cross head coach, Bob Chesney, along with plenty of Curtis' teammates left to join the JMU football program. This made Curtis' decision fairly simple. Now committed to play for the Dukes, Harris-Lopez has plans to continue the success with Chesney and prior staff that they had at Holy Cross. Hear about some of Harris-Lopez's favorite memories playing for the Crusaders, his perspective on the impact NIL is having on college football, his goals for the 2025 season playing for JMU, and much more. This episode is available wherever you get your podcasts. Make sure to subscribe to the podcasts YouTube channel @Notevend2 for more sports content. Enjoy the episode! Sneak Peek- 00:00-00:17 Alfred/Utica MBB Updates- 00:17-02:40 Intro- 02:40-09:11 Off-season Focus, Academic Process at JMU, Last year at Holy Cross- 09:11-13:51 Playing Sports in NH, Recruitment out of HS- 13:51-18:50 Getting Adjusted to College Football, Playing FS, Hectic Football Schedule- 18:50-26:22 Holy Cross' Dominance in Patriot League, 2022 Season- 26:22-31:32 Break- 31:32-31:45 Transfer Portal Experience, Choosing JMU- 31:45-37:28 NIL Impact on FCS Football / College Sports- 37:28-42:05 2025 Goals Playing for JMU, JMU's Past Season, Opportunity to play FBS Football- 42:05-45:50Rapid Fire (Favorite Music Artists, Funniest Teammates, Basketball vs Football)- 45:50-48:32 Top 5: DB's Played With- 48:32-51:12 Only in D3- 51:12-56:03 Introducing NEW Segment (Empire 8 POTW)- 56:03-56:54 Sidney Tomasso (St. John Fisher College WBB)- 56:54-01:01:39 Grace Rittenhouse (Alfred University WBB)- 01:01:39-01:10:26 Outro- 01:10:26-01:11:02