McDONOUGH — The road of Antonio Gibson through college has been interesting to say the least and it wasn’t just a rise with Memphis that set him apart.
From his days at Eagle’s Landing High, Gibson had always stood out. Looking back to his junior and senior year stats, he was special and a threat all over the field. Not just offensively either.
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