MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — His future rested in basketball, Yodny Cajuste was certain of it.
And no matter how many times the football coach at Miramar High approached him in the hallways — telling Cajuste “you’re a future offensive tackle” — the 6-foot-5 kid wasn’t wiling to trade sneakers for cleats.
Then Damon Cogdell made one final push.
“I told Yodny this was the last time, that I wasn’t going to ask him anymore,” Cogdell said.
Their conversation during the spring of 2013 hinged on a dare.
“He kept nagging me, probably like nine or 10 times,” Cajuste said.