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Busted dreams

Mike Lehmann ’08 was once a standout prepster, until a click changed his plans

Published Thursday, February 28, 2008

The phones are ringing off the hook.

It is 2003. High-school senior Mike Lehmann ’08 had just finished his tour of Division I college football camps with stops at Colorado, Kentucky and Notre Dame. At Notre Dame, Lehmann made a statement by running the fastest 40-yard time of all the inside linebackers at the event. Exhausted, he flies back to Columbus, Ohio to begin what is supposed to be his dream season at Olentangy High.

But it was over before he could even get started.

It starts during a routine day on the field. Feeling a click in his left hip during a sprint,...

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