Franks brought to tears at the outpouring of support

By far the toughest part of the show to watch were the scenes showing Feleipe Franks before and after his ankle surgery.

As the camera crew rode with Franks in the car on the way to the hospital for the surgery, the sense of tension in the air was clear. Franks said, just a slight tremble in his voice: "I've always been a pretty healthy guy, but that's what makes it so nerve-wracking, because I've never had surgery."

As Franks went into the hospital and donned hospital garb, family members, doctors and some UF officials were all there to offer support.

But it wasn't until later that evening when Franks was back at his residence that the heart strings were really plucked. Surrounded by a handful of teammates, including Trevon Grimes, Van Jefferson, Joshua Hammond, Lucas Krull, Brett Heggie, his girlfriend, his family and others, Megan Mullen came over to speak to Franks briefly.

As she touched Franks lightly on the arm and spoke with him, Franks couldn't hold back tears. He dabbed his eyes with his shirt, before saying that he hadn't planned to cry on camera.

As the scene wrapped up, Megan said simply: "There's nothing I wouldn't do for him."

Players all came up to Franks and hugged him, high-fived and told him they were there for him. It was the kind of scene that fans don't often have the privilege of seeing, but it humanized Franks as a person more than any press conference, any tweet, or any on-field moment ever could.

Well done, HBO.