Darqueze Dennard's journey from rural Georgia to the Rose Bowl
Instead, he's on track to become his family's first college graduate this spring. His career path has diverted from the chalk dust on his grandfather's boots

Instead, he's on track to become his family's first college graduate this spring. His career path has diverted from the chalk dust on his grandfather's boots to the chalk lines of the NFL, a world away from the lone blinking caution light in Dry Branch.
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PETE THAMEL
Senior writer Pete Thamel covers college football and basketball. Prior to joining SI in 2012, he was a national college sports writer for The New York Times.