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Jersey Number 14
Nathaniel Watson
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Maplesville, Ala.
- High School/Previous School:
- Maplesville HS
Career Honors
Drafted in the 6th round, pick 206, by the Cleveland Brownย in the 2024 NFL Draft
NFL Combine Participant
2024 Reese's Senior Bowl Participant
2024 East-West Shrine Bowl Invitee
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 Phil Steele All-American (Third Team)
2023 Phil Steele All-SEC (First Team)
2023 ESPN All-American (Second Team)
2023 AP All-American (Third Team)
2023 All-SEC First Team (Coaches)
2023 AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year
2023 AP All-SEC First Team
2023 College Football Network All-American (Second Team)
2023 College Football Network All-SEC First Team
2023 Butkus Award Finalist
2023 Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week (Week 12 vs. Southern Miss)
2023 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 12 vs. Southern Miss)
2023ย Conerly Trophy Finalist
2023 Butkus Award Semifinalist
2023 Bednarikย Award National Defensive Player of the Week (Week 8 at Arkansas)
2023 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 8 at Arkansas)
2023 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
2023 Preseason All-SEC (PFF, LB)
2023 Preseason All-SEC (Media, 2nd team)
2022 Second Team All-SEC (LB: AP, Coaches')
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
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Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 57 career games with 39 starts โฆ Led the SEC in total tackles (137) and sacks (10) in 2023 โฆ Became the first Bulldog to lead the SEC in sacks since Montez Sweat in 2017 โฆ Watson is the only SEC player to lead the conference in both tackles and sacks in the same season โฆ Teaming with Jett Johnson, the pair became the first pair of SEC teammates to lead the SEC in total tackles in back-to-back seasons, they were also just the third pair of Power 5 teammates to lead their respective conference in back-to-back season, joining Virginia in 2016-17 and Duke in 2013-14 โฆ Back-to-back 21 tackle performances against Southern Miss and Ole Miss to close out the 2023 season. His 21 tackles were the most by an SEC defender in a single game since 2017 and the most by a Bulldog since 2000 โฆ Became the first FBS player to record back-to-back 20+ tackle games since 2013 โฆ 2023 AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year, first Bulldog to ever earn the honor โฆ Picked up four All-American honors in 2023 โฆ Accepted an invite to the East-West Shrine Bowl and the Reeseโs Senior Bowl โฆ Finished second in the SEC in total tackles in 2022 (113) โฆ He has 379 career tackles, 21.0 career sacks, two interceptions and three forced fumbles ... Became the fourth Bulldog in program history to be named a semifinalist for the Butkus Award โฆ His 379 career tackles rank 7th all-time at MSU (as of 2023) โฆ His 10 sacks this season are tied for 9th at MSU (as of 2023) โฆ His 21 career sacks rank 7th all-time at MSU (as of 2023).
2023 (Graduate Season)
AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year โฆ Four All-American Honors โฆ First Team All-SEC โฆ Appeared in 12 games with 12 starts โฆ Career-high 137 tackles and 10 sacks โฆ Led the SEC in both tackles and sacks โฆ Only SEC player to lead the conference in both tackles and sacks in the same season โฆ Back-to-back 21 tackle performances against Southern Miss and Ole Miss to close out the 2023 season โฆ His 21 tackles were the most by an SEC defender in a single game since 2017 and the most by a Bulldog since 2000 โฆ Became the first FBS player to record back-to-back 20+ tackle games since 2013 ย โฆ Recorded at least 0.5 tackles for loss in every game โฆ Recorded a sack in six of 12 games โฆ Had one interception and two fumble โฆ His 137 tackles are the most by a Bulldog since 1996 โฆ His 10 sacks are the most by a Bulldog since 2018 ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Collected a career-high 1.5 sacks for a loss of 14 yards ... Led the team with eight tackles and a pass breakup ... Forced and recovered a fumble ... Eclipsed 250 career tackles โฆ Arizona (9/9): Tallied 10 tackles including a half of a tackle for loss โฆ Picked off a pass for and returned it 16 yards โฆ Recorded a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry. โฆ LSU (9/16): Finished with 13 tackles including a split sack โฆ at South Carolina (9/23): Had five solo tackles including a sack โฆ Recovered a fumble in opponent territory โฆ Alabama (9/30): Totaled a dozen tackles including a tackle for loss โฆ Western Michigan (10/7): Finished with a career-high 2.0 sacks for a combined loss of 10 yards โฆ Tied the team lead with nine tackles โฆ Also had a pair of quarterback hurries, a career-high โฆ at Arkansas (10/21): Recorded a pair of sacks for the second week in a row tying his career-high โฆ Led the team with 14 tackles and eclipsed 300 career tackles โฆ Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week and Bednarik Award Player of the Week for his efforts โฆ at Auburn (10/28): Led the team with nine tackles including a tackle for loss โฆ Kentucky (11/4): Split a sack and finished with seven tackles โฆ Also had a quarterback hurry โฆ at Texas A&M (11/11): Finished with a team-leading eight tackles โฆ Also had a sack for a loss of eight yards โฆ Southern Miss (11/18): Set a new career-high with 21 tackles โฆ Is the first Bulldog to record 20+ tackles since Mario Haggan on Nov. 18, 2000 against Arkansas โฆ Also had a strip sack for a loss of 11 yards โฆ Ole Miss (11/23): Tied his career-high with 21 tackles, which is tied for the second-most tackles by an MSU player in Egg Bowl history โฆ Had a pair of quarterback hurries to force a pair of three-and-outs โฆ Also had a split tackle for loss.
2022 (Senior Season)
Appeared in 13 games with 12 starts ... Finished second on the team and second in the SEC with 113 tackles including a team-leading 12.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks ... Combined with teammate Jett Johnsonย as theย only pair of Power 5 teammates to finish 1-2 in their respective conference in tackles ...ย One of three Power 5 duos to both have 100-plus tackles this season ... Had one interception, one pass breakup, and a forced fumble ...ย Memphis (9/3):ย Tallied four tackles including half for a loss in Stateโs season-opening win over Memphis ...ย at Arizona (9/10): Returned an interception 51 yards to the 11-yard line โฆ Also tallied four tackles including one for a loss ...ย at LSU(9/17): Tied the team-high with 11 tackles including a sack โฆ Also had a pass breakup ...ย Bowling Green (9/24): Notched a team-leading 10 tackles as well as a sack for a loss of five yards ...ย Texas A&M (10/1):ย Made six stops including a strip sack in the redzone ...ย Arkansas (10/8): Had six tackles in the win over the Razorbacks ...ย at Kentucky (10/15): Led the team with a career-high 17 tackles ...ย at Alabama (10/22): Collected a team-leading 10 tackles including a sack for a loss of nine yards ...ย Auburn (11/5): Totaled a team-leading 10 tackles including a tackle for loss ...ย Georgia (11/12): Led the team with 16 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss ... ETSU (11/19): Made four stops and split a tackle for a loss ...ย at Ole Miss (11/24): Tied the team lead with 10 tackles including a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss ...ย vs. Illinois (1/2): Recorded five stops including a sack.
2021 (Junior Season)
Appeared in 12 games, all starts โฆ Finished second on the team with 84 total tackles and five sacks โฆ Also added six tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries and one pass deflection โฆ Leading tackler in four games (Texas A&M, Alabama, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss) โฆ Louisiana Tech (9/4): Finished tied for second on the team with seven tackles and one quarterback hurry โฆ NC State (9/11): Made five tackles, a half-tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry โฆ LSU (9/25): Finished third on the team with six tackles and a half-tackle for loss โฆ at No. 15 Texas A&M (10/2): Tied for the team lead with eight stops and one sack โฆ No. 5 Alabama (10/16): Topped the team with 16 tackles and one sack โฆ It was the most tackles by a Bulldog in a single game since 2011 โฆ at Vanderbilt (10/23): Led the team with five tackles โฆ No. 12 Kentucky (10/30): Finished third on the team with five tackles โฆ at Arkansas (11/6): Registered six tackles and one sack โฆ at No. 17 Auburn (11/13): Tallied three tackles โฆ Tennessee State (11/20): Recorded three tackles and broke up a pass โฆ No. 9 Ole Miss (11/25): Tied for the team lead with 14 tackles, including a sack โฆ vs. Texas Tech (12/28): Made six tackles and one sack.
2020 (Sophomore Season)
Earned SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in all 11 games with three starts ... One of 26 Bulldogs to make their first career start in 2020 ... Saw time on defense and special teams ...ย at LSU (9/26): Recorded three tackles ...ย at Kentucky (10/10): Logged three tackles and half a tackle for loss ... Part of a defense that allowed only 157 yards of total offense, the fewest yielded by the Bulldogs in an SEC contest since 2008 against Vanderbilt (107 yards) ...ย Texas A&M (10/17): Recorded one tackle ...ย at Alabama (10/31): Totaled one stop ...ย Vanderbilt (11/7): Finished with three tackles ....ย at Georgia (11/21): Made his first career start ... Recorded four tackles ... Logged 1.5 tackles for loss ... Added one pass breakup ... Part of a defense that tallied 11 tackles for loss ... Helped hold Georgia to eight yards rushing, the fewest yards allowed by State in an SEC game since at least 2006 ...ย at Ole Miss (11/28): Piled up eight tackles with seven solo stops ...ย Auburn (12/12): Logged three tackles ...ย Missouri (12/19): Tied for game-high with 13 tackles ... Logged a solo tackle for loss in the second quarter ...ย vs. Tulsa (12/31): Made one stop.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Appeared in in seven games ...ย vs. Louisville (12/30): Totaled two stops โฆ Made first career tackle for loss in the second quarter with a solo stop for a 1-yard loss.
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2018 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in two games โฆ Redshirted his initial year with the program ...ย Stephen F. Austin (9/1): Made collegiate debut โฆ Logged a pair of solo stops on defense in the final series of the game ...ย Louisiana Tech (11/3): Had one tackle.
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High School
Prepped at Maplesville High School under head coach James Hubert โฆ Three-star athlete per ESPN, Rivals and 247sports โฆ Tabbed No. 15 recruit in Alabama by 247Sports โฆ Played linebacker and wide receiver at MHS โฆ Led Maplesville to three state championships during his prep career, including an undefeated season as a junior โฆ As a senior, caught 45 passes for 506 yards and three touchdowns โฆ Added 500 yards on the ground for seven scores โฆ Recorded 45 tackles with three interceptions โฆ As a junior, caught 45 passes for 1,070 yards and 12 scores โฆ Rushed for 376 yards and four scores โฆ Owned 70 tackles โฆ Made four interceptions with a pair returned for touchdowns โฆ Competed in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game โฆ Committed to MSU on August 17, 2017.
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Personal
Born Nathaniel Watson on September 1, 2000 โฆ Son of Irene Granson and Nathaniel Watson โฆ Has four siblings โ Edwin Pettway, Kanria Pettway, Tay-Tay Watson and Calors Grandison โฆ Uncle, Harold Morrow, played fullback at Auburn University and in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings (1996-02), Baltimore Ravens (2003-04) and Arizona Cardinals (2005) โฆ Nickname is โBookie,โ which he shares with his father โฆย Graduated with his Masters in Workforce Education degree in Fall 2022 and his undergraduate degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Fall 2021.
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Social Media
Twitter โ @Nathaniel_ATH
Instagram โ bookie_watson
Drafted in the 6th round, pick 206, by the Cleveland Brownย in the 2024 NFL Draft
NFL Combine Participant
2024 Reese's Senior Bowl Participant
2024 East-West Shrine Bowl Invitee
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 Phil Steele All-American (Third Team)
2023 Phil Steele All-SEC (First Team)
2023 ESPN All-American (Second Team)
2023 AP All-American (Third Team)
2023 All-SEC First Team (Coaches)
2023 AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year
2023 AP All-SEC First Team
2023 College Football Network All-American (Second Team)
2023 College Football Network All-SEC First Team
2023 Butkus Award Finalist
2023 Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week (Week 12 vs. Southern Miss)
2023 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 12 vs. Southern Miss)
2023ย Conerly Trophy Finalist
2023 Butkus Award Semifinalist
2023 Bednarikย Award National Defensive Player of the Week (Week 8 at Arkansas)
2023 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 8 at Arkansas)
2023 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
2023 Preseason All-SEC (PFF, LB)
2023 Preseason All-SEC (Media, 2nd team)
2022 Second Team All-SEC (LB: AP, Coaches')
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
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Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 57 career games with 39 starts โฆ Led the SEC in total tackles (137) and sacks (10) in 2023 โฆ Became the first Bulldog to lead the SEC in sacks since Montez Sweat in 2017 โฆ Watson is the only SEC player to lead the conference in both tackles and sacks in the same season โฆ Teaming with Jett Johnson, the pair became the first pair of SEC teammates to lead the SEC in total tackles in back-to-back seasons, they were also just the third pair of Power 5 teammates to lead their respective conference in back-to-back season, joining Virginia in 2016-17 and Duke in 2013-14 โฆ Back-to-back 21 tackle performances against Southern Miss and Ole Miss to close out the 2023 season. His 21 tackles were the most by an SEC defender in a single game since 2017 and the most by a Bulldog since 2000 โฆ Became the first FBS player to record back-to-back 20+ tackle games since 2013 โฆ 2023 AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year, first Bulldog to ever earn the honor โฆ Picked up four All-American honors in 2023 โฆ Accepted an invite to the East-West Shrine Bowl and the Reeseโs Senior Bowl โฆ Finished second in the SEC in total tackles in 2022 (113) โฆ He has 379 career tackles, 21.0 career sacks, two interceptions and three forced fumbles ... Became the fourth Bulldog in program history to be named a semifinalist for the Butkus Award โฆ His 379 career tackles rank 7th all-time at MSU (as of 2023) โฆ His 10 sacks this season are tied for 9th at MSU (as of 2023) โฆ His 21 career sacks rank 7th all-time at MSU (as of 2023).
2023 (Graduate Season)
AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year โฆ Four All-American Honors โฆ First Team All-SEC โฆ Appeared in 12 games with 12 starts โฆ Career-high 137 tackles and 10 sacks โฆ Led the SEC in both tackles and sacks โฆ Only SEC player to lead the conference in both tackles and sacks in the same season โฆ Back-to-back 21 tackle performances against Southern Miss and Ole Miss to close out the 2023 season โฆ His 21 tackles were the most by an SEC defender in a single game since 2017 and the most by a Bulldog since 2000 โฆ Became the first FBS player to record back-to-back 20+ tackle games since 2013 ย โฆ Recorded at least 0.5 tackles for loss in every game โฆ Recorded a sack in six of 12 games โฆ Had one interception and two fumble โฆ His 137 tackles are the most by a Bulldog since 1996 โฆ His 10 sacks are the most by a Bulldog since 2018 ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Collected a career-high 1.5 sacks for a loss of 14 yards ... Led the team with eight tackles and a pass breakup ... Forced and recovered a fumble ... Eclipsed 250 career tackles โฆ Arizona (9/9): Tallied 10 tackles including a half of a tackle for loss โฆ Picked off a pass for and returned it 16 yards โฆ Recorded a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry. โฆ LSU (9/16): Finished with 13 tackles including a split sack โฆ at South Carolina (9/23): Had five solo tackles including a sack โฆ Recovered a fumble in opponent territory โฆ Alabama (9/30): Totaled a dozen tackles including a tackle for loss โฆ Western Michigan (10/7): Finished with a career-high 2.0 sacks for a combined loss of 10 yards โฆ Tied the team lead with nine tackles โฆ Also had a pair of quarterback hurries, a career-high โฆ at Arkansas (10/21): Recorded a pair of sacks for the second week in a row tying his career-high โฆ Led the team with 14 tackles and eclipsed 300 career tackles โฆ Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week and Bednarik Award Player of the Week for his efforts โฆ at Auburn (10/28): Led the team with nine tackles including a tackle for loss โฆ Kentucky (11/4): Split a sack and finished with seven tackles โฆ Also had a quarterback hurry โฆ at Texas A&M (11/11): Finished with a team-leading eight tackles โฆ Also had a sack for a loss of eight yards โฆ Southern Miss (11/18): Set a new career-high with 21 tackles โฆ Is the first Bulldog to record 20+ tackles since Mario Haggan on Nov. 18, 2000 against Arkansas โฆ Also had a strip sack for a loss of 11 yards โฆ Ole Miss (11/23): Tied his career-high with 21 tackles, which is tied for the second-most tackles by an MSU player in Egg Bowl history โฆ Had a pair of quarterback hurries to force a pair of three-and-outs โฆ Also had a split tackle for loss.
2022 (Senior Season)
Appeared in 13 games with 12 starts ... Finished second on the team and second in the SEC with 113 tackles including a team-leading 12.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks ... Combined with teammate Jett Johnsonย as theย only pair of Power 5 teammates to finish 1-2 in their respective conference in tackles ...ย One of three Power 5 duos to both have 100-plus tackles this season ... Had one interception, one pass breakup, and a forced fumble ...ย Memphis (9/3):ย Tallied four tackles including half for a loss in Stateโs season-opening win over Memphis ...ย at Arizona (9/10): Returned an interception 51 yards to the 11-yard line โฆ Also tallied four tackles including one for a loss ...ย at LSU(9/17): Tied the team-high with 11 tackles including a sack โฆ Also had a pass breakup ...ย Bowling Green (9/24): Notched a team-leading 10 tackles as well as a sack for a loss of five yards ...ย Texas A&M (10/1):ย Made six stops including a strip sack in the redzone ...ย Arkansas (10/8): Had six tackles in the win over the Razorbacks ...ย at Kentucky (10/15): Led the team with a career-high 17 tackles ...ย at Alabama (10/22): Collected a team-leading 10 tackles including a sack for a loss of nine yards ...ย Auburn (11/5): Totaled a team-leading 10 tackles including a tackle for loss ...ย Georgia (11/12): Led the team with 16 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss ... ETSU (11/19): Made four stops and split a tackle for a loss ...ย at Ole Miss (11/24): Tied the team lead with 10 tackles including a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss ...ย vs. Illinois (1/2): Recorded five stops including a sack.
2021 (Junior Season)
Appeared in 12 games, all starts โฆ Finished second on the team with 84 total tackles and five sacks โฆ Also added six tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries and one pass deflection โฆ Leading tackler in four games (Texas A&M, Alabama, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss) โฆ Louisiana Tech (9/4): Finished tied for second on the team with seven tackles and one quarterback hurry โฆ NC State (9/11): Made five tackles, a half-tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry โฆ LSU (9/25): Finished third on the team with six tackles and a half-tackle for loss โฆ at No. 15 Texas A&M (10/2): Tied for the team lead with eight stops and one sack โฆ No. 5 Alabama (10/16): Topped the team with 16 tackles and one sack โฆ It was the most tackles by a Bulldog in a single game since 2011 โฆ at Vanderbilt (10/23): Led the team with five tackles โฆ No. 12 Kentucky (10/30): Finished third on the team with five tackles โฆ at Arkansas (11/6): Registered six tackles and one sack โฆ at No. 17 Auburn (11/13): Tallied three tackles โฆ Tennessee State (11/20): Recorded three tackles and broke up a pass โฆ No. 9 Ole Miss (11/25): Tied for the team lead with 14 tackles, including a sack โฆ vs. Texas Tech (12/28): Made six tackles and one sack.
2020 (Sophomore Season)
Earned SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in all 11 games with three starts ... One of 26 Bulldogs to make their first career start in 2020 ... Saw time on defense and special teams ...ย at LSU (9/26): Recorded three tackles ...ย at Kentucky (10/10): Logged three tackles and half a tackle for loss ... Part of a defense that allowed only 157 yards of total offense, the fewest yielded by the Bulldogs in an SEC contest since 2008 against Vanderbilt (107 yards) ...ย Texas A&M (10/17): Recorded one tackle ...ย at Alabama (10/31): Totaled one stop ...ย Vanderbilt (11/7): Finished with three tackles ....ย at Georgia (11/21): Made his first career start ... Recorded four tackles ... Logged 1.5 tackles for loss ... Added one pass breakup ... Part of a defense that tallied 11 tackles for loss ... Helped hold Georgia to eight yards rushing, the fewest yards allowed by State in an SEC game since at least 2006 ...ย at Ole Miss (11/28): Piled up eight tackles with seven solo stops ...ย Auburn (12/12): Logged three tackles ...ย Missouri (12/19): Tied for game-high with 13 tackles ... Logged a solo tackle for loss in the second quarter ...ย vs. Tulsa (12/31): Made one stop.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Appeared in in seven games ...ย vs. Louisville (12/30): Totaled two stops โฆ Made first career tackle for loss in the second quarter with a solo stop for a 1-yard loss.
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2018 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in two games โฆ Redshirted his initial year with the program ...ย Stephen F. Austin (9/1): Made collegiate debut โฆ Logged a pair of solo stops on defense in the final series of the game ...ย Louisiana Tech (11/3): Had one tackle.
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High School
Prepped at Maplesville High School under head coach James Hubert โฆ Three-star athlete per ESPN, Rivals and 247sports โฆ Tabbed No. 15 recruit in Alabama by 247Sports โฆ Played linebacker and wide receiver at MHS โฆ Led Maplesville to three state championships during his prep career, including an undefeated season as a junior โฆ As a senior, caught 45 passes for 506 yards and three touchdowns โฆ Added 500 yards on the ground for seven scores โฆ Recorded 45 tackles with three interceptions โฆ As a junior, caught 45 passes for 1,070 yards and 12 scores โฆ Rushed for 376 yards and four scores โฆ Owned 70 tackles โฆ Made four interceptions with a pair returned for touchdowns โฆ Competed in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game โฆ Committed to MSU on August 17, 2017.
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Personal
Born Nathaniel Watson on September 1, 2000 โฆ Son of Irene Granson and Nathaniel Watson โฆ Has four siblings โ Edwin Pettway, Kanria Pettway, Tay-Tay Watson and Calors Grandison โฆ Uncle, Harold Morrow, played fullback at Auburn University and in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings (1996-02), Baltimore Ravens (2003-04) and Arizona Cardinals (2005) โฆ Nickname is โBookie,โ which he shares with his father โฆย Graduated with his Masters in Workforce Education degree in Fall 2022 and his undergraduate degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Fall 2021.
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Social Media
Twitter โ @Nathaniel_ATH
Instagram โ bookie_watson
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