NOTE: This story on Riley Ferguson first appeared in the Sept. 16 Memphis Football GameDay Program vs. UCLA.
There were those who didn't see what Mike Fairfax saw, but who could blame them for doubting the Charlotte, N.C., youth football coach?
After all, Fairfax was making an assessment of a 7-year-old baseball player, projecting him – based on his body language – to be more suited for football.
"I'd seen him playing on a little baseball all-star team," Fairfax said. "I told some of the baseball coaches `I'm going to take that kid and he's going to play quarterback on my youth team.