CHAPEL HILL
If you haven't read my story on Elijah Hood, the North Carolina junior running back, then go and change that. It's one of the more interesting I've written recently, about Hood's journey to become and Eagle Scout, and about how that journey has influenced other parts of his life.
Hood is a man of contrasts. We all are, in our own ways, but in Hood's case they're more defined, more stark. He's committed to the ideals of service and helping people. And yet, on a football field, he's also committed to punishing anyone who stands in his way.