Chase Rice’s Dog Steals the Show in Canada

Chase Rice’s dog “Jack” steals the show during a performance Of “Bench Seat” at a music festival.

You can’t say an old dog can’t learn new tricks. According to Whiskey Riff, Chase Rice taught his dog “Jack” stage presence. The country singer performed at Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose, Canada, and sang his favorite song, "Bench Seat."

Rice emphasized the song's significance and shared a statement in January. "Bench Seat" is a single from Rice's album I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell. Rice explains the inspiration for "Bench Seat" was his buddy who was suicidal, and the only thing that stopped him from ending his life was his dog came and rested his head in his lap; the connection saved him.

The statement that Chase Rice released with the song explained the inspiration for the story that “Bench Seat” lays out:

“My buddy was in a really dark place – to the point where he was ready to end his own life.

When he told me what stopped him it stopped me in my tracks: his dog came and laid his head on his lap, and that connection saved him.

I wanted to shine a light on the topic of mental health because this is something that makes way too many people feel alone and especially when addiction becomes part of the picture, one bad moment can have horrible consequences.

I personally know how hard it can be to ask for help when you need it, but I hope this helps start a few more conversations.”

If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.

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We’re knee deep in college football season, and it’s always fun to look at some of the stars you know and love today, and their connection to the sport.

There are a number of notable country music superstars who locked on their shoulder pads and squared up on the gridiron.

Athletes like Garth Brooks were notable in college, but not necessarily for football. Garth threw the javelin at Oklahoma State.

Kip Moore played both basketball and golf in college. And Carrie Underwood played softball and basketball back in high school.

But since we’ve been watching college football so much lately, we thought it would be fun to look at five stars who played that sport.

Sam was once the quarterback for the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Lee is a proud Clemson Tiger where he was a 6 foot 3, 270 pound lineman. Lee wanted to take his football career further but suffered a terrible injury to his right arm.

Like Lee Brice, Trace was also an offensive lineman for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Standing 6 feet 6 inches tall, he wore jersey number 50 but had to say goodbye to the team
when he blew out his knee.

Chase grew up wanting to play football for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He achieved that goal playing as a linebacker. Sadly, due to a severe ankle
injury, his football career ended.

Not many can say their college football team defeated the Florida State Seminoles. Country singer Riley Green can. Riley was the quarterback for the Jacksonville State University Gamecocks when the team pulled off the huge upset. While at Jacksonville State, he played music at local bars and fell in love with the craft and the rest is history.