Most of us were preparing for a day with family and eating turkey with all the fixings when Kesean Strong's nightmare began.
Early last Thanksgiving morning, Strong was in a meeting as running backs coach Robert Bankins went over final preparations for Old Dominion University's upcoming football game at Rice.
Then his cell phone blew up in his pocket. One call came after another, but he just let the phone buzz in part because he dreaded what he might learn.
"My phone never rings that early so I knew something was wrong," he said.