The Ballad of Big Mike
I. Looking for the Next Anti-Lawrence Taylor As he drove into Memphis in March 2004, Tom Lemming thought that everything about Michael Oher, including his surname, was odd. He played for a small private school, the Briarcrest Christian School, with no history of generating Division I college football talent.
TOM LEMMING'S GAME PLAN IS TO SCOUT FOOTBALL TALENT
Tom Lemming's favorite sport is baseball. So what, you say? It might not seem like a big deal until you find out what his occupation is. The Schaumburg resident is one of the nation's premier purveyors of high school football talent.
On the road with old-school recruiting analyst Tom Lemming
With signing day on Wednesday, USA TODAY Sports spent a day with longtime recruiting analyst Tom Lemming. Lemming helps select the Butkus Award for the nation's top high school linebacker and has been a regular advisor to the American Family Insurance ALL-USA football teams.