Zach Homyk is a senior wide receiver for the Spartan’s undefeated football team. The finance major caught the game-winning touchdown last weekend at the University of Rochester. Homyk is from the Chicago suburb of Wildwood, Illinois.
Peter Cooke: So Zach, what ended up causing you to play football?
Zach Homyk: My brother Bryce plays volleyball and I didn’t like the concept of cheering in between scores.
PC: That and watching dudes in spandex, what are some of the things you do off the field?
ZH: Making beef jerky and riverboat gambling trips.
PC: Nothing better than sailing down the Mississippi living on caviar and jerky. Who’s your favorite athlete?
ZH: Reggie Bush and Michael Jordan.
PC: I don’t think you’d be giving back any Heisman’s you get eh? What’s your best sports memory?
ZH: 33 straight regular season wins, and my Wooster touchdown.
PC: 33 and counting. What’s your worst football memory?
ZH: Returning the punt against Rochester, special thanks to Shaun Nicely.
PC: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
ZH: Managing a nightclub with Breezy called “Easy Town.”
PC: Let me know where that’s at I’ll be sure to stop by. What makes football different from other sports?
ZH: Coach Debeljak and his smile.
PC: Looks like Cheshire cat. If you could invite any 3 people to dinner, living or dead who would they be?
ZH: Gary Busey, Al Roker, and Pete Sasala
PC: One of those things is not like the others…would you rather have the strength of 1000 men, be able to fly or be invisible?
ZH: The strength of DJ Suita & Speed and Agility of Rolle Rozay AKA “One Thing”
PC: If they made a movie about your life, who would play you?
ZH: They already made a movie about my life; I’m Doc Holiday from Tombstone. Starring in the movie is Joey Baum playing the role of Wyatt Earp.
PC: The dynamic duo. You’ve got the looks and the brains all you need is a wildcard. If you could be a girl for a day, what would you do?
ZH: Rob Dyrdek hands down…Chanel can be my personal escort around the factory
PC: I said ‘what’, not ‘who’. If you didn’t play football what sport would you play and why?
ZH: Curling, because it takes tremendous talent and personal drive.
PC: I hear you on that. I’ve never played on actual ice but I’ve fond memories of a trip to Indiana playing online curling with a Donkey until five in the morning. If someone were to peek inside you locker, what would they be surprised to find?
ZH: A Smirnoff Ice.
PC: I wouldn’t be surprised. I’m always prepared. What goes though your mind during a game?
ZH: Donkey Kong and Vanja Basaric.
PC: Sounds like an epic game plan. You’re Mario and Baum as Princess Peach, you can’t go wrong. What’s the high point of the football season?
ZH: Finishing my senior year with four consecutive undefeated seasons.
PC: And you’re humble too! Any insight on how the season is going so far?
ZH: Never satisfied.
PC: Enough said.