Hot Hands ** His father’s hands-on approach seems to have paid off for Dieruff receiver Joel Rupp Jr., who has been on fire this year.

The mind games started as early as 4 a.m. when Dieruff wide receiver Joel Rupp’s father had him running 40-yard sprints. “I tell him you have got to be ready to run whenever the coaches ask you,” said Rupp Sr. The mind games also extended from 20 feet away when Rupp’s father…

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