Erin Flood knew she would get roughed up a bit playing on the boys football team. She knew she would be going up against players stronger and bigger than her. But she wanted the challenge.
“After her first time on the field I asked her, ‘So, how was it?’” Winter Park offensive line coach Tony Fernandez said. “She said, ‘It was good … but they are so slimy.’”
The first time Flood stepped on the field to try out as a sophomore, she had second thoughts.
“On the first day of summer camp, I was absolutely petrified.