“Block out the noise” has become a cliché in the sports world.

Regardless, Micah Baskerville might be the best example of it.

Three months ago, the fifth-year senior from was working out in the sauna that is the summer in Baton Rouge, La., working day in and day out for his final season. No matter how much he was pushing himself, the world saw him as counted out. He was labeled “low on the depth chart,” and with significant talent coming in, Baskerville was not high on anyone’s radar.
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