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Rutgers' Davis can see what the Blind Side has in store
May 15, 2008
By Dennis Dodd
CBSSports.com Senior Writer

It is what Anthony Davis has been training for his whole life -- a life that is halfway through its 19th year.

The success. The awards. The honors. The food, for a teenager who topped out at a tubby 367 pounds when he arrived at Rutgers last summer. All of them are memories as the massive sophomore offensive lineman attempts to take on the biggest challenge of his young football life -- switching to left tackle.

"First and foremost he is protecting the blind side of the quarterback," Rutgers coach Greg Schiano.

Sounds simple, technically, but couldn't be more emotional and complex when it comes to pouring a football foundation. Left offensive tackle, the second-highest-paid position in the NFL. The hardest to master, perhaps, at any level. The position made famous by author Michael Lewis in his fine book, The Blind Side.

What are you doing with your summer vacation? Eighteen-year-old Anthony Davis is continuing his left tackle makeover. Of course, that was the plan all along for perhaps the most important recruit in Rutgers history.

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