BELLEVILLE, Mich. — As only a high school principal can, Nicole Crockett took the microphone and got the No. 1 football prospect in America to sit up at attention.
“Gentlemen,” Crockett said sternly, a hush falling over the room, “I need to see your eyes.”
The cafeteria at Belleville High School was packed with people attending a signing ceremony for five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood and several of his teammates. Before the players picked up their pens and posed for the first of about 10,000 pictures, Belleville coach Calvin Norman passed the microphone around the room so the players could hear from the community. When it was Crockett’s turn, she thanked the
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