Reporter Marty Smith presented a video essay to tell the Kenyon Sadiq story Saturday morning on ESPN College GameDay.
The story opened with images of the green, wide-open country where Sadiq grew up, a small town in Idaho called McCammon, population 824.
"Growing in Idaho, I didn't know whether I had the ability to play college football to be honest," Sadiq said.
His mother told Smith, "I would tell him one day, they're going to know your name."
"Just a guy from humble beginnings, and where he's at right now is so impressive," Dan Lanning said.