TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Dennis Hall came to FAMU with all sorts of accolades as a receiver in 2008. That year he was the guy that a national television audience saw making all sorts of catches when Pahokee High defeated nationally ranked Byrnes High School on ESPN.
His recruiting stock soared and Illinois had the lead to sign him. It was too cold and he settled on FAMU, where he had to compete against the likes of Kevin Elliott and Brian Tyms.
Hall’s star faded right away and be began to languish, often becoming the brunt of locker-room jokes. He even lost his scholarship, but he got half of it back and was relegated to the practice squad.
Head coach Earl Holmes threatened to take it back this past spring, then the lights came on. Hall didn’t like what he saw.
“My classmates were surpassing me and I got tired of my mom coming up here and not seeing me play,” said Hall, 5-foot-10, 170 pounds. “Those things motivated me to go back to my ways that I had in high school when I was always a hard worker.”
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