Benching doesn’t stop him from being the team’s most consistent cheerleader

The story

Bryce Underwood remains a supportive team captain despite being benched for Tommy Carr, contrasting with Julian Lewis's reported disengagement after being benched.

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Our reading

Bryce Underwood is the kind of guy who, if he were a barista, would still make your coffee with a smile even if you were the third person in line. He’s been benched, sure, but he’s still the one leading the huddle and hugging the guy who replaced him. It’s like he’s playing the role of the wise old mentor in a college football version of a reality TV show where everyone’s supposed to be a team player. The article says he’s not sulking, but you can bet he’s got a mental list of all the ways he could’ve been the starter if the universe had just given him a slightly better set of circumstances. And while Julian Lewis is allegedly ‘completely checked out,’ Underwood is out there, still wearing the captain’s armband like it’s a badge of honor, even if it’s just a piece of fabric that says ‘I’m not the main act but I’m still here.’