Sam Harrell and his newest battle

So I'm on vacation this week, and will be heading to San Angelo (out in west Texas) to see some friends. I was looking on the San Angelo Standard Times website, and found this story about someone very close to me. Sam Harrell, the head coach at Ennis HS has revealed that he has MS. You can read the San Angelo Standard Times story from the Waxahachie Daily Light here: http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2009/jul/08/ennis-coach-sam-harrell-battles-ms/

I've known and respected Coach Harrell for many many years, and he is the primary reason that I drive 45 miles on way to broadcast Ennis home games (farther when we travel). I think that my color commentator Micah Weaks feels the same way (as he only lives a few miles from me).

We've wondered for the last few years if something was wrong with Coach Sam, but we also know that he is someone who is a fighter, and whatever it was, it would be okay.

Football season will be a bit different, but in all honesty, when I've dealt with coach in the past, he has always treated football as something special, not just the most important thing. Football has its proper perspective with Coach Harrell, and that is something I've learned from him.