Given the chance to play one more season at UL, Derik Keyes put everything he had into his academic work during the 2007-08 school year.

The end result: One more year on the football team for the Ragin' Cajuns.

Keyes, a vocal strong safety, returns for his senior season after completing 80 percent of his degree requirements before the start of this school year.

The Lafayette High graduate recently talked with The Daily Advertiser about his school work, his left knee and life after football.

Question: What do you love the most about the game of football and why?

Answer: I love the physical contact. As a child I used to play in the country without pads.

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Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • August 20, 2008