And sadly kids like this are the ones that go unnoticed because of the few bad apples that spoil it. So much negative attention gets heaped on the “bad” student athletes or the “unprepared” student athletes that the success stories can get drowned out. This kid broke my heart. He had gone his whole life without ever…

This year, I had five football players ask me to adjust their grades after the semester or to let them to extra/makeup work after the semester had ended so that they could bump a D to a C, or an F to a D. I said no to all five, and a few expressed astonishment. Clearly, they’re getting special treatment from some…

“stay in your lane”