Lemming's drive to evaluate talent an endless trip

Touchdown Club 10/29/12 Photo by Jeff Halpern Tom LemmingTom Lemming has traveled a mind-boggling 2 million-plus miles and has encountered several scary moments during his 37 years of covering the national recruiting scene.

He is unscathed for the most part.

"I've never had a serious car accident," said Lemming, a national recruiting analyst for CBS Sports Network. "I driven [the equivalent of] up and back to the moon four times now. I've driven 60,000 miles [over] 37 years."

Lemming's first All-American team in 1978 included three Pro Football Hall of Famers -- John Elway, Dan Marino and Eric Dickerson.

"When I started, I was the only one in the business," Lemming said. "Then Allen Wallace…