Wesley Hitt/Getty; Paul Spinelli/AP Michael Oher's former ... Freeze, 53, coached Oher while he was a student at Memphis' Briarcest Christian School and during his time with the Ole Miss Rebels.

“Michael pretty much grasped the concept ... referring to a scene portraying the NFL star as unable to read and write in high school. Oher ended up asking Franklin to move in with his family ...

Former NFL star Michael Oher has broken his silence on the lawsuit ... about football when he joined a nearly all-white ...

The Tuohy family, with a daughter & a son, attended the same high school as Oher. Developing a bond, they observed his challenging life and decided to legally adopt him after his father's death.