As a star athlete in high school, Ben Delhees never dreamed he would one day attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Delhees, an Ohio native, was more of a sports fanatic — he competed in everything from football to basketball to baseball. Yet, one cold November morning, he found himself walking across MIT’s football field as its newest recruit. “At first, I was nervous, because I didn’t really know what to expect,” he says. “That changed after I met all the guys on the football team. Even though I was…
