Slideshow: Capital Christian DL Nifae Lealao Jr. signs with Vanderbilt
By Todd Shurtleff
Feb 5, 2014, 12:00pm
Four-star recruit pulls a cap out of the bag in an emotional ceremony in Sacramento.
Nifae Lealao Jr. makes his college choice known by putting on a Vanderbilt cap during a signing day ceremony at Capital Christian High School on Wednesday morning.
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kept everyone guessing right up until the very end.
Lealao Jr., a four-star defensive lineman with Capital Christian (Sacramento, Calif.), bypassed the four college caps - Hawaii, Stanford, Utah and Cal - in front of him on a table and instead pulled a Vanderbilt cap out of a bag while announcing his college choice during an emotional ceremony at his school Wednesday morning.
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Nifae Lealao Jr. signs his letter of intent while his mother, Mary, looks on.
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Nifae Lealao Jr. waves to the crowd of onlookers.
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Capital Christian head football coach Phil Grams gives Nifae Lealao Jr. a hug after he signed his letter of intent.
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Nifae Lealao Jr. wipes tears away during the ceremony.
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Nifae Lealao Jr. proudly displays his letter of intent while surrounded by his father, Nifae Sr., and his mother, Mary.
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Nifae Lealao Jr. is interviewed by media.
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