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Defensive lineman Key is first Aussie set to play for Mizzou

Isaac Key never really noticed the laminated sheet of paper that hung on his son’s wall.

It wasn’t until Ben Key, the oldest of Isaac’s three kids and a 17-year-old at the time, was getting ready to make the move from Melbourne, Australia to Cathedral High School in Los Angeles that his father noticed.

Handwritten on the paper near Ben Key’s study table in front of his bedroom door were his goals: earn a Division I scholarship, make it to the NFL and get a contract to help his family.