Overwhelmed and buried in doubt, Bobby Ramsey pulled his 2003 Jeep Cherokee out of the Yulee High School parking lot after another uninspiring spring practice.
Having been on the job for only a few months, the program’s new head coach was still trying to wrap his mind around the enormous task ahead—wondering just how laborious the 2008 season might be.
As he began his short trek home, Ramsey gazed beyond the fence that separated the high school and middle school. There they were, a collection of seventh- and eighth-graders—his future players, if he lasted that long—scattered across the open field.