# @macjournalism on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DF66yysg5hS
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/26605893-macjournalism-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-02-11T05:21:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** McCallum Journalism (@macjournalism) — https://gondola.cc/macjournalism

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A CUT ABOVE: Donnie Wooten is a McCallum alum who came back to MAC last Saturday to cut the hair of the players on the boys varsity basketball team. 

This opportunity came about from a bet made between player George McCoy and Coach T. With the deal being that if Coach T made an NBA distance corner 3, he would be able to pick any haircut for McCoy to get. 

After Coach T drained the shot, he arranged for Wooten to come to the gym after Saturday’s film session for a mobile barber session. As Wooten was setting up the tools of his trade, Coach T decided on a mullet for McCoy, and some of the other players followed suit. 

Wooten played football at MAC and had Coach G as a defensive coach, and he went to school with Coach T.

“I cut his [Coach T’s] hair for like five years, and I went to McCallum,” Wooten said. “We both did, and I’ve always just wanted to come back and show some love to the kids. And I heard that they were going to the playoffs, so I thought it would be nice to get the energy up and give them something to look forward to.”

After being away from MAC for some time, Wooten said it was crazy to be back.

“It’s cool,” Wooten said. “It’s weird. I feel old, but I like it.”

Wooten was attracted to this job from a young age, learning because he wanted a haircut but didn’t have the money for one.

“I always wanted a fresh haircut when I was a kid, and you do not have the money, so you just try to do it yourself,” Wooten said. “I was cutting mine and my friends’ [hair], and the money was there, and you meet a lot of people. We cut a lot of the UT football and basketball players’ hair. You meet a lot of people from all kinds of businesses, so it’s pretty cool. I tried it once and took it seriously, and it just kind of blew up.”

Wootens last remarks was hoping the best for the basketball team.

“Go McCallum,” Wooten said. “I hope they win.”

Caption by Shila Gill. Photos by Shila Gill, Daniel Fuentes and Dave Winter.

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