FAU seniors, staff host clinic to benefit shooting victims

FORT LAUDERDALE — As Luther Campbell tells it, Flor- ida Atlantic coach Lane Kif- fin’s idea to hold a youth foot- ball camp to help families affected by February’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School came with a late-night phone call to the hip-hop icon.

C ampbell wasn’t too focused on the fact Kiffin called him in the middle of the night — that in itself has become a regular occurrence, Campbell said — but the camp presented an idea for “Uncle Luke” to bring his 8-year-old son, Blake. “Maybe that’ll get him to want to play football,” Campbell joked.

Once FAU’s scrimmage tant football coach who died ended Saturday afternoon, while protecting students out came Blake, donned in during the shooting. his baseball uniform but “It’s great just to have ready to try his hand at footyouth camps in general, but ball. Blake was one of what (the benefit) on top of this Campbell estimated to be 40 makes it even more special,” young children he brought Kiffin said. from the Miami and Liberty FAU senior players and City area to participate in a all coaches helped instruct camp held by FAU players the kids for roughly an and coaches at Joseph Car- hour, emphasizing “footter Park in Fort Lauderdale. ball moves” and safer ways

All proceeds from the to play the sport. First-year camp, which cost $20, will FAU Athletic Director Brian go to aid those still recoverWhite took the trip south for ing from February’s shoot- not only the scrimmage, but ing that left 17 dead and oth- to see his new student-athers injured at the Parkland letes step up as leaders. school. FAU starting right “It’s a great message for guard Nick Weber is a former our student-athletes and it Stoneman Douglas student just makes you proud of the and was coached by Aaron kids we have,” White told Feis, the security guard/assis- The Post. “It’s really cool.”