[MLS] James Madison University failed to reach the NCAA playoffs last season, but the Dukes’ CJ Sapong became the first player in JMUhistory to get picked in the first round of the MLS draft. It might be difficult for a rookie striker to break into an MLS lineup, but one of Sapong’s biggest fans says that he’s up for thechallenge.

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