Born on Texas Soil
August 17, 1995 — the same day as Davy Crockett. Memphis hospital, but my dad put Texas soil under that bed. Because that is what Humphreys do.
The Soil
West Columbia, Texas — Birthplace of the Republic
The soil came from West Columbia — birthplace of the Republic of Texas. My father carried it across state lines in a small container, just like his father had done, and his father before him.
The doctor told my parents, "You know you ain't the first to do this — but they've ALL been from Texas." The news made the local paper in El Campo, my father's hometown. My grandfather Bill founded banks there after growing up dirt poor in West Texas and meeting my grandmother Helen at Hardin-Simmons following his service in WWII.
That is where this starts. Not with statistics or algorithms. With soil and stubborn people who believe heritage matters.
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The Legacy
40+ Years of Longhorn Football
My family has held the same four season tickets to Texas Longhorn football for over 40 years. Every Thanksgiving growing up, we drove from Memphis to Austin — 12 hours of highway, barbecue stops, and the same question every year: "You think we beat A&M this time?"
I was at the Ricky Williams record-breaking game against A&M. Section 15, row 34. My dad pointed at the field and said, "Remember this — you are watching history."
First time I played running back in 7th grade? 70 yards to the house on the first play of the season. At Boerne Champion High School, I scored the first touchdown against our biggest rival, Kerrville Tivy. Against Marble Falls — coach Todd Dodge's team — I scored on the first play on a screen pass. That play made ESPN.
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The Fire
ESPN Treats College Baseball Like an Afterthought
UT Austin grad — International Relations with minors in European Studies, Political Science, and Economics. Full Sail gave me an MS in Entertainment Business. I made top 10% nationally at Northwestern Mutual before I got tired of waiting.
Waiting for someone else to fix sports coverage.
ESPN treats college baseball like an afterthought. Try finding a box score for a midweek game between Rice and Houston. Try tracking your team's conference standings without clicking through 15 pages. Try getting real analytics instead of just scores.
Fans deserve better. So I built it myself.
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The Name
A Dog Named Blaze
My first baseball team was the Bartlett Blaze. Years later, I got a dachshund and named him after that team.
When it came time to name the company, I pitched a perfect game once — 27 up, 27 down — but that was not the story. The story was always about blazing paths other people were afraid to walk.
Blaze Sports Intel — named after a dog, built for fans who got tired of waiting.
The Covenant
What Texas Really Means
Texas is not just a place — it is a covenant. Treat people right. Never let anyone stop dreaming beyond the horizon. Root for underdogs. Question institutions that ignore what matters.
Authenticity over polish. Grit over flash. Substance over style. Family legacy matters — not as nostalgia, but as fuel.
"Born to blaze the path less beaten."
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