The True Story Behind The “Blind Side”

S.J. Really Did “Work Over” The College Recruiters

The movie’s most hilarious scenes occur when a young S.J. Touhy asked a college recruiter, “what’s in it for me.” When asked about that famous scene S.J. joked, “I don’t know if it’s quite like that… I think Jay [John Lee Hancock] might have pulled me off better than I pull myself off.” S.J.’s parents interjected, “He worked those coaches pretty hard.” S.J. might not have walked away with any scholarships of his own but he did get a private tour through The Grove (a popular campus tailgating spot) from Ole Miss coach Ed Orgeron. Apparently, his own negotiating skills were not as tough as his movie character.