Daniels’ return home for first start isn’t a simple story

Posted Sep 25, 2009 by Brett McMurphy

Updated Sep 25, 2009 at 04:28 PM

TALLAHASSEE - The storyline, not even a week old, is already stale. University of South Florida freshman quarterback B.J. Daniels is returning home to Tallahassee to face No. 18 Florida State in his first start.

It’s the obvious angle for today’s game and, at first, seems pretty simple. It’s not. How Daniels got to this point is actually complicated, a journey intertwined with tragedy, pain, heartbreak and trust.

“It all does seem kind of bizarre,” said Bruce Daniels, B.J.‘s father. “It does seem kind of weird how it all happened in a strange kind of way.”

Please click here to read the rest of my feature on Daniels that will appear on the front page of Saturday’s Tampa Tribune.