re: Great Article on Will Campbell

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Will Campbell is that dude. LFG.

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I love this part
LSU tested Campbell in a group with seniors and junior college players. He had never tried a camp like that before. Campbell lunged on his first rep. An older defensive end swam past him.

“He got dust-rolled,” Bull said.

Campbell struggled the rest of the day. Afterward, then-head coach Ed Orgeron spoke to him.

“ ‘Look, I was prepared to offer you a scholarship,’ ” Bull recalled Orgeron saying. “ ‘But you didn't win a battle. You need to go home and think about this and come back to the next camp.’ ”

On the three-hour drive home, Campbell didn’t speak. He was so angry, tears welled in his eyes. Football makes him more emotional than anything else. He hates to lose.
Two weeks later, Campbell returned for another camp. He held his own this time, and LSU’s offer arrived that fall. One day, the family’s mailbox overflowed with recruiting pitches as he turned into one of the top recruits in the country.


"It bothers him that he wasn't ranked No. 1, you know?" Bull said. "Small things like that drive him a little more."