Colin Foster

@ClemsonJared Coming out of retirement

@colinfosterbg showed all the NFL scouts his playing skills today at Ohio State’s pro day.

19 years ago, a high school basketball coach put his team manager into a game for the final four minutes. The kid had never played a single minute of competitive basketball in his life. He scored 20 points. Jason McElwain was diagnosed with severe autism at age two. He didn’t speak until he was five. He couldn’t chew solid food until he was six. He wore a nappy for most of his early childhood. As a baby, he was rigid, wouldn’t make eye contact, and hid in corners away from other children. He tried out for his school basketball team every year and got cut every time. Too small. Too slight. Barely 5’6 and about 54 kilograms. But he loved the game so much that his mum called the school and asked if there was any way he could be involved. The coach created a team manager role for him. For three years, McElwain showed up to every practice and every game. He wore a shirt and tie on match days. He ran drills, handed out water, kept stats, and cheered every basket like he’d scored it himself. On 15 February 2006, the last home game of his final school year, the coach let him suit up in a proper jersey and sit on the bench. With four minutes left and a comfortable lead, the coach sent him in. His first shot missed. His second missed. Then something shifted. He hit a three-pointer. Then another. Then another. His teammates stopped shooting entirely and just kept passing him the ball. He hit six three-pointers and a two-pointer. 20 points in four minutes. The highest scorer in the game. When the final buzzer went, the entire crowd rushed the court and lifted him onto their shoulders. His mum tapped the coach on the shoulder, in tears. “This is the nicest gift you could have ever given my son.” McElwain won the ESPY Award for Best Moment in Sports that year, beating out some of the biggest names in professional sport. He’s 36 now. He works at a local supermarket, coaches basketball, has run 17 marathons including five Boston Marathons, and travels the country speaking about never giving up. When asked about that night, his coach still gets emotional. “For him to come in and seize the moment like he did was certainly more than I ever expected. I was an emotional wreck.”

@ClemsonJared Me and SpongeBob had a few of those today.

Cheers @colinfosterbg

Watch the Big XII tourney and try not to get dizzy.

@ClemsonJared You can take the tweet, but you'll never take this Busch Light!

Watch the Big East tourney and try not to get dizzy.

@ClemsonJared I told you to be ready for mustache Monday.

I didn’t have that on my bingo card today @colinfosterbg

@ClemsonJared LeBron never did that.

I’m pretty sure that @colinfosterbg scored a run in this game.

@colinfosterbg I’m out here watching my macros and getting those gainz.

I put in a hard day's work. I earned this Big New Yorker from Pizza Hut.

@ClemsonJared I KNOW your wife delivered you heart-shaped pizza from the Deli Barn for V-Day. Not all of us are that lucky. But I want to record to state that I know good 🍕. ... What's your deal, man?? You're acting like a real pizza work!

@hunnargenderson @MichaelHirnPBP Was I double-fisting with the laptop and notepad?!?

@MichaelHirnPBP @colinfosterbg Any pic with the best pbp guy in the world is a great one Mike! Keep doing your thing

Not the best pic but shout out to one of my favorite people and writers @colinfosterbg who I got to catch up with tonight. A dudes dude.

@MichaelHirnPBP Dude's got to be dudes!

America needs to see the Bowling Green Falcons go dancing in the Mid-American Conference tournament!

@ClemsonJared FUTURE NBA 🏆 IF THEY STAY HEALTHY. PIN THIS TWEET. #LetEmKnow

Did @colinfosterbg sign off on the Cavs trading Hunter?

@colinfosterbg I’m focused on the Cincinnati Reds. You should focus on getting the Cleveland Browns a better head coach.

@colinfosterbg knows that the dreams of the ‘90s are alive in Portland.

Ohio State fan here: I love everything about Indiana football. So many cool stories throughout that roster. Cignetti's impact is so awesome. I will definitely Google him. Mendoza is kind of a dweeb but I want the Browns to draft him. Way to go, Hoosiers! #Congrats

This feels like I'm watching a Marion Local playoff game. #PeachBowl

@ClemsonJared I was at Kroger. I have not spoken to John, nor did I see him at Kroger. He seems like more of a Costco guy. Shout-out to Kroger in St. Marys! #ShopLocal

I’d love to know where @colinfosterbg is right now because I’m sure he’s convincing John Harbaugh to be the next coach of the Cleveland Browns.