The kid was out of place, shy, awkward and way behind.įootball scouts crisscross the nation looking for top talent, putting hundreds of thousands of miles on their cars as they pull into towns that are off-the-beaten-path based on an odd report or rumor about a young kid with some talent. But entering Briarwood was no panacea and produced no immediate change.
Within a few months, Simpson had a change of heart and admitted Oher to his school. The principal, Steve Simpson, felt stirrings of sympathy and issued Oher a challenge: get his grades up in another private school and he could enter the far more prestigious Briarwood the next semester. This was a kid who’d never been given half a chance, he told the school president and principal, making the case for a very large exception to their typical admissions process. Still, the school football coach was interested in Oher, not just as a prospect for the team but as a redemption story. Photo: Matthew Sharpe/Getty Images A chance trip to a prestigious private school changed his life… eventually Michael Oher stands with his family during senior ceremonies prior to a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 28, 2008, in Oxford, Mississippi
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