Columbus native and former Carver Tiger Glenn Ford remembers when his football training program started falling into place.
It was 2006. Ford, who played defensive back at Georgia in the mid-1990s, began working with Shaquille Wiggins, a young cornerback from Tyrone. Ford realized through Wiggins that training players was something he felt inspired to do. He soon also had Wiggins to thank for what to call his new venture.
“We were at Westlake Field, and it was cold,” Ford said. “We were out at practice, and Shaq drew like a fake line in front of the guy he was guarding.