LOS ANGELES -- Four years ago, Nick Chubb and Sony Michel stood together at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio with barely anything to say to each other.
Here were two top-10 high school running backs -- Michel the nation’s No. 2 back, Chubb ranked seventh -- meeting for the first time as both Georgia commits and East squad teammates, yet they were rendered mostly speechless around one another.
No meaningful camaraderie.
No playful trash talk.
Instead of the standard get-to-know-your-future-teammate portion of the all-star festivities, Chubb and Michel used their first encounter with each other -- which stretched over a few days in the Lone Star State -- to exchange pleasantries and the occasional handshake or bro hug.