Randy Moss has long been an enigma largely known for his athletic brilliance on the football field and his troubles off it. Rand University, directed by Marquis Daisy and narrated by Michael Kenneth Williams (The Wire), explores the intersection of those aspects of Moss by going back to where he came from – Rand, West Virginia. The film premieres on Tuesday, November 11, at 8 p.m. ET and explores what almost derailed Moss before he ever became nationally known for his extraordinary abilities as a wide receiver.
After overcoming troubles with the law, losing opportunities to play at Notre Dame and Florida State and then reviving his enormously promising football career at Marshall University, all that was good and troubling about Moss materialized on the day of the 1998 NFL Draft. Twenty picks were made before the Minnesota Vikings selected him in the first round. Based on what unfolded throughout his NFL career, the teams that passed on him may have had a mixture of regret and relief. Rand University will take viewers into Moss’s often turbulent past and showcase the complexities of the former NFL star.
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