by Melanie Hemry
No Middle of the Road Standing inside his parents’ New Jersey home one day, James Logan had an epiphany. For the first time he realized that his life was a mess. He knew his parents were disappointed by his lifestyle. Of course, his lifestyle wasn’t all bad. James lived for football. Actually, he loved football—dreaming of a career in the NFL. But James also liked to party. When he wasn’t on the field, he was quick to make the party scene. The truth was, if not for football, James would have partied his way to prison. Born in Germany to a military family, he had moved around several times. In high school, things hadn’t gone well for James. He had experimented with drugs and alcohol,
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liking them both way too much. He had also been arrested for shoplifting. Following high school, he’d moved to California to play football, but later transferred to Temple University in Philadelphia. While there, James’ partying habits kicked in and landed him in trouble. He hosted a keg party in his dorm room, and things got out of hand. James was kicked off the football team for a semester.
