SALEM, Va. – Dere Hicks left his mark while at William Fleming High School before taking his talents to University of Illinois.
“I always wanted to make sure my mom saw me play on TV. That was one thing that stuck and I did not want her to pay for me to go to school,” Hicks said.
Towards the end of his college days Hicks says a pivotal conversation with coach Mike Locksley sparked an interest in coaching–an interest that was there at a young age…