Herron learns how to be a true student athlete 

Frank Herron is a fantastic college football prospect. Maybe he could have been even better, but sometimes kids have to be taught a lesson.

Herron's mother, Wanlisha Hawkins, held her son out of athletics when he was in ninth grade. Grades were a concern and a serious future in athletics wasn't yet a consideration, so mom took a stand. It worked. Frank is more serious about academics.

Still, the family will wonder just how good he could be if he had played more.

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