Let's talk about Kalen Ballage.
Let's talk about false starts.
Over the last two years, he's had two big ones. Not on the field, but off it.
The first:
Think back to Signing Day 2014. Ballage -- a four-star high school running back -- was set to sign with Arizona State at a ceremony at Falcon High in Colorado, but a snowstorm hit the area, closing schools.
College coaches from ASU, UCLA, Washington and Colorado all gave Ballage similar advice. Don't answer the phone. Don't answer texts. Just turn off your phone and chill.