Joel Roza Jr. is an at-large writer. He previously freelanced for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times as an online sports columnist at Caller.com (2009-2013), and served as sports editor (2013-2015), and later, editor-in-chief (2015) at The Blazer, an award-winning student-run newspaper at Joliet Junior College. Joel is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, having served his country from 2005-2012, and currently lives near Chicago, Illinois with his wife of 12 years.