Calvin Everett's shirt stuck to his skin on a humid summer night as he listened to the echo of basketballs inside the Harrisburg (Pa.) High School gym.

The first-year football coach stood beneath the exit signs last season and hoped to find someone, anyone, who might contribute on the gridiron. Only a few minutes ticked off the clock before Everett's pulse quickened and his eyes widened. He found somebody -- power forward Chris Britton, his future middle linebacker and Penn State target.

"I didn't have a pencil or pad, I was just standing in the doorway and watching," Everett said. "And, after a few minutes, he just had so much size and so much energy. It's like he didn't get tired. He was just getting rebound after rebound."

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