"Earlier Pinkel had phoned John Beckham at his home in Springfield, Missouri, and told him he was about to kick his adopted son off the football team. Beckham immediately hopped into his black Honda Odyssey and lead-footed it to be at Dorial's side.

Along the way on the 170-mile drive, coaches from 32 schools left messages on Beckham's cellphone, all of them stating they'd welcome Dorial—the consensus top recruit in the nation in 2012, a 6'5", 237-pound force of nature who runs a 4.4 40—onto their football team with open arms."