The tape doesn’t lie.
And, to clarify, Jason Negro is not talking about Trent McDuffie’s tape.
He’s talking about Trent McDuffie’s tape consumption.
Negro — the head football coach at prep powerhouse St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, Calif. — talked last week about a web tool that allows him to monitor how much time each of his players spends watching film away from the facility.
If they watch eight consecutive hours of film, he knows. If they skip a week to catch up on Netflix, Negro sees the numbers. High school kids have been known to occasionally exaggerate their study habits, but Negro has access to the ultimate lie detector.