I wrote a story for today's newspaper about junior defensive end Antoine Carter. Here's how it starts:

AUBURN, Ala. — Of the many tattoos on Antoine Carter’s body, the two he seems to have a tinge of regret about sit right under his eyes.

The Auburn defensive lineman has the words “Hot” and “Boy” — his nickname — tattooed vertically at the outer corner of each eye, almost like teardrops. Cool at first, they’ve lost their luster.

Carter said he hopes to have them removed this spring in what would be a costly procedure.

“It’s just professional reasons,” he said. “I’m going into the business world. People make their thoughts about you when they first look at you, so I don’t want anybody getting off to a wrong start about me.”

Carter is getting serious in other realms too, especially on the football field, where he emerged in the second half of the season as a worthy heir to senior Antonio Coleman’s role as Auburn’s most disruptive pass rusher.

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