Ben wanted to play midget football, and there was a weight limit, his old coach at Homer-Center (Pa.) High School, Rick Foust, told The Post. So for Ben, he was probably 11 or 12 at the time, Ben needed to lose weight to play midget football.
If we had third-and-short, Ben would come out of the huddle, get down in his stance, look at the guy over him, and say, Hey, look, were running the ball right here over you, we got to get a couple of yards, dont worry about it, Rick Foust said. And he did that a lot to a lot of defensive tac
People understand when someone has purpose, Rick Foust said. When Ben walks into a room, he has purpose. Hes not walking into that room for 27 reasons. Hes walking into that room for one reason. Theres a focus that says, This is the direction were going.
If you talk to Ben, if you know Ben, what you know about him is just hes honest, hes straightforward, hes not deceptive, he doesnt play any of the political-type games he doesnt do any of those things, Rick Foust said. Hes gonna be right up-front, headed in a straight line, to try to get