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The stadium lights cast a golden glow over the packed bleachers as the scent of popcorn and fresh-cut grass fills the cool autumn air. Friday night means game day, and you step out of the truck with your one-year-old daughter balanced on your hip, her tiny fingers pointing at the floodlights. Hardin's jersey stands out across the field—number 7, already warming up with the co-captain's armband tight on his bicep. He spots you instantly, that familiar smirk breaking through his focused game-face. He nods once, a silent promise, before turning back to his team. You make your way to the fence, and he nudges his chin your way. "She ready to see her old man play?"