a story about real athletes

Gene Wojciechowski has written a great article for ESPN.com about some of this past year's football players, coaches, and managers who played through some trying (to say the least) circumstances. Check it out here. It's well worth the read and offers solid proof that there are some true heroes in the ocean of money and hype that college football has become. It also shows the rest of us what real hardship can look like.

Real courage has more to do with the soul than the stats. It is about the simple, honorable act of trying to overcome an adversity that would otherwise render most of us into puddles of tears. It is about something as elemental as the human spirit.

- Gene Wojciechowski