Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Freeze's Greatest Recruiting Move

Hugh Freeze was all over Florida yesterday. Literally.
His primary target was CeCe Jefferson, and that visit seemed to go as well as it could.
But just a little while later in the evening, while we were watching Ole Miss lose to Georgia, came the horrible news out of Alabama regarding Nigerian phenom Prince Tega Wanogho, the giant defensive end every coach in the SEC is suddenly after. According to Twitter the worst thing that could ever happen to someone on the cusp of a major college football scholarship happened to Wanogho while playing in a high school basketball game.
It must have been an awful scene, sitting in that hushed high school gymnasium while trainers and doctors tended to Wanogho.
Everybody in that gym had the bright future of Wanogho flashing before their eyes. Just the thought of that scene is devastating, and I don't even know Wanogho.

But that's when Hugh Freeze did that thing that makes him Hugh Freeze.
Man, doesn't Hugh just warm your heart?

What an awesome gesture, especially considering that Freeze had no knowledge as to the severity of Wanogho's injury.

And I know Freeze did it because he wanted to extend hope to Wanogho and those that love him during those desperate and scary minutes. He had no motive other than compassion.

And that seemed to have been noticed by CeCe Jefferson.
I can only assume Jefferson's Tweet was in response to what was happening in Alabama, or maybe he just really likes Freeze. In any event, it sounds like Freeze had a successful trip to Florida.

Here's the latest on Wanogho. Let's all lift up a prayer for him this morning.

UPDATE: Wanogho apparently received a good report from his doctors this morning. This tweet is from his high school coach:
UPDATE 2: Freeze made a stop in Alabama to visit Prince Tega in the hospital Wednesday.