Not such a black-and-white decision for AAMU's/Fairview's Dex Sullivan

HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Dex Sullivan is the quintessential Southern country boy. His grandparents had a farm in Fayette County. He loves to hunt and fish. On Friday night at the ASHAA All-Star football game, he played what he called "my first game at my new home field." Sullivan is a big, affable 6-foot-4, 314-pound white offensive lineman from Fairview High in Cullman (Alabama). He has signed to play for Alabama A&M University, a predominantly black school.

So what?

Dex Sullivan with 2010 high school prom date says on his Facebook site that, "I am blessed and gain strength in achieving my goals with my faith in god and the support round me."

"It'll be a culture shock, but you see here (on the North All-Star team) it's a mix. It's what you see around the world," Sullivan said. "It's not white one way, black one way. It's people." And people with a sense of humor. After meeting Sullivan and another white All-Star headed to Alabama A&M, two black signees joked, "They're going to kick us out of the SWAC now."

Sullivan "can't be more excited" about coming to Alabama A&M. He has already grown fond of coach Anthony Jones. So has the Sullivan family. In April, when the devastating tornados swept through the state and came near their home, the first call they got the next morning was from Jones, asking if they came through the storms without damage.

Sullivan played tackle for Fairview and did so in the North's 14-7 win over the South at Louis Crews Stadium. Sullivan will play guard at A&M, which suits him fine. "I'll have to get out of my comfort zone and roll with it," he said.

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