ONE OF THE GUYS; OutSports.com, 9/15/15

Cyd Zeigler, OutSports.com; ONE OF THE GUYS:

"In the coming weeks various players asked Darrow if the rumor was true. While he'd rejected the notion from the guys in high school, he didn't hold back with his fellow Tigers.

Jack Knight, a fellow offensive lineman from North Carolina, is now his roommate. Knight hadn't been friends with a gay person before he met Darrow. He didn't believe the rumors about Darrow being gay before he heard it straight from his mouth.

"He's a great guy," Knight said. "I live with him now. I've known him for three years. I see what he does off the field in the classroom. I know what he does on the field. I know he's a very accountable person. He's a hard-working person. And I know when I'm out on the field making a block that he'll be right there with me making a hit as hard as he can."

Slate's outward acceptance had empowered Darrow, and the reaction of each subsequent teammate was more water for the germinating seeds of his courage. The clear message that nothing was going to change - Thursday nights would still be full of fried mozzarella and video games - was the most powerful one he could have received, echoed by every teammate with whom he opened up...

"Here at Princeton, if we can't handle this and say, 'we're supportive of everybody no matter what their background, religion, race or sexual orientation,' then we don't have the right guys in the locker room," Surace said.

"We're going to support Mason 100%.""