The most prolific passer in Oklahoma high school football history couldn’t risk another coach telling him he was too short.
Mason Fine scoured his closet for a way to make himself look taller before visiting the only college still recruiting him.
It was January of Fine's senior year of high school, and he had yet to receive a single Division I offer. College coaches were hesitant to take a chance on the 5-foot-10 Fine even after he shattered Oklahoma passing records and became his state's only two-time player of the year.
Fine planned to try to walk on at Oklahoma State or play for a Division II program until North Texas reached out weeks before signing day.