ALLIANCE: Don Hertler sat in the end-zone bleachers at Mount Union College on a late July morning.
His North Canton team had just concluded a morning workout at a football camp.
Hertler took a few seconds and pondered the status and the future for Erick Howard, his all-everything tailback.
''This is not a movie with a happy ending,'' Hertler said. ''It's a long process.''
Growing up is a long process, isn't it? For anyone?
