That looks like a blast. Somewhere between elite high school football and Division...hell, Division 9 college football. He gets to be the stud on the field, minimize risk to his head, and play the game he loved but was forced out of.
I was a good sized lineman back in the day when 270 was big. My knees took me out of the game. If there'd been some miracle process to restore those poor joints in my 20s, I would have loved to give that level of football a shot. My size and sub 5.0 forty probably meant I would have fit in nicely.
Take that same RomaVicta and put him on the field at DKR, I'm an undersized lineman or slow linebacker. CTJ, ScipioTex, and Sydney Carton would cuss me for getting a scholarship, and cuss me even more if I made it to the field, and probably cuss me as my horribly broken body was carted for a cursory look in the ER prior to placement in the morgue. I'd go the way of Francis Macomber, you can be sure.
Good for David Ash. It touched me when he ran onto the field in street clothes for senior day. I don't think they escaped his eyes, but his tears caught the light. I was taken from the game before I even got started on the varsity in high school. It made me unhappy. I can only guess at the magnification of that emotion if you're snatched from being the starting QB at Texas just as you're about to get really good.
Long post. Fuck it. I'm happy for the guy and actually happy to see guys playing football at that level. They're doing it for love of the game. Gotta be fun.
Godspeed, David Ash.