There wasn’t much to like about yesterday, other than this GameDay feature on Payton Gibbs, the 13-year-old autistic football enthusiast who Dave Doeren had up to Raleigh for a visit after she was banned from being on the sideline with her dad, a high school football coach.
13-year-old Payton Gibbs was diagnosed with autism at a young age and fell in love with the game of football by helping her dad coach on the sidelines.
When NC State head coach Dave Doeren found out Payton was no longer allowed to be on the sidelines, he took a stand. pic.twitter.com/EdwJ2GbOQx
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 21, 2024
And here’s a story from WRAL from last year: