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Raised on I-10 and Tough Love, Ajani Sanders Pays It Forward

Jun 19, 2025, 1:23 PM

Former Notre Dame standout Ajani Sanders, who was molded by a tough-love coach at Houston Northbrook, returns to lead another underdog program — this time as the man in charge at Cleveland High School.

Raised on I-10 and Tough Love, Ajani Sanders Pays It Forward

Interstate 10 is the fourth-longest highway in the United States. It spans 2,460 miles from Santa Monica, California, to Jacksonville, Florida.

As a 90s kid growing up in northwest Houston, Ajani Sanders thought I-10 only went from Katy to downtown Houston, 30 miles apart, or 1.22% of the actual highway. 

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