SLIPPERY ROCK — Around 350 students with their own unique stories shifted their tassels to the left at Slippery Rock University’s fall 2025 commencement on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Morrow Field House.

While the large group of around 530 students eligible to graduate will take their next steps together, each has their own story, with their own timeline, of how they got here.

Demeatric Crenshaw, of Columbus, Ohio, played football for two universities before settling at SRU, where he finally found a winning culture.

“I’m excited, this is my third school,” Crenshaw said before the ceremony.

Crenshaw previously played quarterback at Youngstown State University and Tennessee State University. Since starting college in 2020, and coming off losing seasons at those universities, he was happy a

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