They simply call him 'Money'. Daquan Johnson, who led Flomaton High School to its first state football championship a year ago, is headed to Duke University in Durham, N.C., to become a Blue Devil in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Money had verbally committed to Troy University months ago. The Duke offer was just too much to pass up.
He actually sent his signed letter to Duke at 7 a.m. Wednesday, two hours before the ceremonial signing at the lobby inside Flomaton High School.
When I first heard Duke had made him an offer I thought he'd be a fool to turn it down. My wife wanted to him to to go...