Joe Everyguy's Story of Making It in Division I-A Football

Joe Everybody is a player made up from a combination of many of the players I've talked to over the years.  It tells the story of someone coming in and trying to make it in Big Time football.   Chapter One "What?" angrily replied Joe when he heard the news from his friend that Scout.com had just rated him a three-star prospect.  "I was the 2A defensive player of the year my junior year! I led our division in tackles and sacks, and you're telling me that warrants only three stars?" "It ain't you," his friend consoled.  "They don't know you that well.  It's not like our school's got any exposure or clout.  Maybe it's the fact that nobody from Mill Creek has ever been rated highly before, but whatever Dude, come some of those summer camps, the coaches will see what you got." "Damn, man, I'm gonna knock me some five-star asses on the ground and show them!" Joe promised. That summer Joe goes to two summer camps.  The first was at Florida State where they ... (link)