by Reece Kelley Graham
There he was, standing on the sideline — and nobody recognized him.
Unshaven and wearing cargo shorts with a button down shirt, Lance McIlhenny stood watching SMU’s scrimmage, covering his full head of salt and pepper hair with a towel while squinting through the Texas heat.
Inconspicuous, but not purposely, McIlhenny watched as head coach Chad Morris put his Mustangs through specific in-game scenarios.
Some SMU players may have met McIlhenny before, but most had no idea of the man behind the hand they were shaking. Nobody would blame them – he had played his final snap for SMU well before any of the current Mustangs were born.