FOOTBALL: Visser Successful In His Audition For Part in Kurt Russell Film Touchback

Former Ferris State University All-American football player Jake Visser put his work ethic and football talent to good use on the gridiron.

Visser, one of more than 1,200 former college student-athletes to tryout for parts in the Kurt Russell film "Touchback," heard some good news.

Another name of local significance is Big Rapids High School football head coach Mitch Cumings, who also was a part of the group that was cast.

Here is an excerpt from Crimson and Gold Report:

Various local reports from Grand Rapids-area media indicate that more than 1,200 players auditioned to be cast as extras in the film "Touchback" starring Kurt Russell. The movie is being filmed in the Grand Rapids area at Coopersville High School, where Visser was a prep standout before he brought his skills north, up U.S. 131 to Big Rapids where he starred for Ferris as a defensive tackle. Visser, like many of the others selected to take part in the movie, is a West Michigan product who did enough to impress producers to fill out rosters for the teams.

For the full story on the 6-foot-2, 275-pound Visser's journey to the big screen, visit Crimson and Gold Report on the MLive.com network.