As a high school football player, Maryland safety Darnell Savage Jr. was a force on both sides of the ball before a major injury suddenly sidelined him.
Savage broke his right femur during his junior year at Caravel Academy in Delaware, forcing the consensus three-star prospect to work relentlessly to come back for his final season stronger than ever and prove he was the same player he was before the injury.
"We talked about the grind to recover and to never panic," Caravel head coach John Reed said. "He's a hard worker, and he worked relentlessly to get back to where he was or even better. He was on a senior-season mission."
