. >>> as a junior in high school, herron hernandez is a sports hero, tearing up the football field, track and the basketball court. but then the 16-year-old's world crumbles. >> the coach walks in and he says, dennis has passed away. >> dennis hernandez, aaron's father, his anchor, dies after routine hernia surgery. >> he was just sad. he couldn't stop the tears. >> felt uncomfortable to see him hurt so bad. >> that comes up in conversations with the sheriff after hernandez was arrested. >> clearly at 16 years old, losing your father it would be very easy to fall into the lifestyle of following the people that don't help you make the best choices. >> one choice he makes is to tattoo some of his father's advice on his arms. >> basically saying whatever i want my life to be, it's up to me to make it that way. >> when it comes time to make his way to college, he takes a pass on his father's school, the university of connecticut, despite pleas from his brother, d.j., who plays there. >> at first, he wouldn't even talk to me, but there are days he would say, it's our dream to play together, co