They are father and son. But they are parent and college student as well. So when their paths cross on Michigan State’s campus — usually inside the Duffy Daugherty Football Building, where Cody White is a freshman wide receiver and Sheldon White works as the Spartans’ executive director of player personnel — the interactions are about what you’d expect.
“When he comes to me, it’s ‘Dad, can I have some money?’” Sheldon White said, chuckling. “And I’ll laugh and say, ‘Can you at least say ‘Hi’ first?’”
Cody insists that’s not true — “Only sometimes,” he grinned — but they both can agree on one thing.