My oldest son is now a junior at Michigan State University so for the past few years I’ve been following Spartan athletics.  I really enjoy football, but I really LOVE watching the Spartan basketball team.  Last year during a televised airing of the Spartans playing a game at the NCAA tournament, the announcer briefly shared the story of Adriean Payne.  Adreian is MSU’s star player and how he ended up at MSU is nothing short of remarkable.  As a kindergarten student, Adreian was identified as a student with a cognitive impairment and placed in special education.  Adreian is now a highly recruited player for the NBA and also a MSU academic scholar!  Below is an article I wrote on Adreian’s