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FC: With NFL draft decision looming, Penn State’s Miles Sanders leans on his mother

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“At 7 years old, I told his mom, ‘He’s going to be special,’” former Swissvale coach Craig Williams said. “He listened to everything.”

Well, not everything. At least not right away. The 7-year-old Sanders ran side to side time after time. It became a crutch, a habit Williams wanted to kick. Fourteen years ago, the coach told Miles at practice that if he didn’t hit the hole, he’d put him on the offensive line. Sanders kept running east-west and found himself in the trenches for one practice before caving.

“You ready to run the ball?” Williams asked.

“Yes, Coach Craig,” Sanders said.


Read more here: https://www.centredaily.com/sports/...-football/article221733440.html#storylink=cpy
 
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