D'Vontrey Richardson: What might have been and what drives him now

At Garnet and Great, we occasionally like to track down a former player who, despite strong potential, didn't achieve what was expected. Let's call it Garnet and could've been Great. D'Vontrey Richardson (2006-2008) might be the poster boy for that title. He fit the Charlie Ward mold in size and dual-threat talent, as well as growing up in the fertile football fields of South Georgia. As a Seminole, D'Vo showed flashes of promise in limited action, like the one in this video (at 20 minutes in). He enters the 2008 game against Georgia Tech late in the 4th quarter and throws a TD strike to keep FSU close. But those moments were few and far between. Not so in baseball, where he batted .333 in 97 games during 2007 and '09. Entering the MLB draft in 2009, Richardson is moving up in the Milwaukee Brewers system and currently plays for the Huntsville Stars of the Southern League. Before a game this summer we interviewed him about his time at FSU, any regrets, and how he's changed since coming to Tallahassee as a bluechip QB phenom. [Correction to audio interview: Richardson was ranked #10 in Georgia by Rivals in 2006.]