Campus Commuter

   Toward the end of practice Tuesday afternoon, every true freshman on the Wofford football team suddenly sprinted off the field and raced toward the Richardson Building to get dressed for a book club meeting.
   First-year students are required to read the same book as part of what is called The Novel Experience program. This year, it’s “One Foot in Eden” by Carolinas-based author Ron Rash. Later in the month, he will be on campus for a teaching and a reading. Tuesday, students had to gather for group discussions.
   Dozens of football players, some in black jerseys from the defense and some in white jerseys from the offense, sprinting off the practice field to examine the subplots of a novel tells you everything you would ever want to know about Wofford.
   Most importantly, school comes first.
   Secondly, they had to run because they also need to know the playbook frontward and backward and need to take full use of every possible minute on the field. The home opener is Saturday.
   Rookie linebacker SeQuan Stanley lagged behind. He stopped at the athletic trainers’ table, had a drink of water and seemed a little shaken up. Position coach and defensive coordinator Nate Woody was worried – not about any possible injury but Stanley being tardy for the book thing.
   “Are you hurt?” Woody said. “You’re going to be late.”
   Woody ordered Stanley to climb into a cart and be driven up to the locker room. They’d check with him later.