(Recent Stamford High School graduate Khairi Fortt is in San Antonio this week for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, the 10th anniversary of the bowl. Past alumni of the bowl include the likes of Tim Tebow, Terrelle Pryor, Noel Devine, Mark Sanchez, Adrian Peterson and Reggie Bush. Fortt won the ‘G Award’ at Football University’s Top Gun this past June in Florida as the elite camp’s top defensive player. Fortt, who is heading to Penn State, will be blogging about his week in San Antonio.)
Finally, I made it to San Antonio. The flight yesterday was horrible — it was real windy, I’m just happy I got here. When I got to the hotel it was really good to see some familiar faces, like Nick Forbes and Chris Martin — who I know from Football University Top Gun.
When I’m around such great players like all of these guys, it’s like they’re just like me. At home, we’re all considered ‘the man’ and then you come here and everyone’s a star. It’s kind of cool to be around so much talent.
At the hotel we were all busy from the start. At first I thought it was alright, taking pictures and checking in — it wasn’t too bad. And then we had to sign autographs, which basically caught me off guard. I’ve signed autographs before, like when I visit Penn State. but never 300 or so in one day like I did yesterday. That was crazy.
[Monday] I just had my first practice and I think it went pretty well. I was a little thrown off with all of the new plays — I guess I didn’t expect that, but I’ll get the hang of it. The coaches have been real cool and I’m learning more than I thought I would. I’m just so happy to be here.
