>so this doesn't really fit into the narrative
>that you're trying to fit it in.

You don't know what narrative I believe -- I said that the interracial thing is what some people are concerned about, not that I am one of them. However, I do find the discussion interesting.

>He was with that little white man in Missouri before anyone
>know who he was.

Considering he was SEC Defensive Player of the Year, I'm pretty sure people at Missouri knew who he was long before he entered the national spotlight. He was a popular athlete and therefore a hot commodity. Perhaps you wrote this before you saw me add the last part of my final sentence.