Bug Howard shines against Boston College

Posted Oct 28, 2013
Johnathan “Bug” Howard’s grandmother doesn’t typically watch football willfully — at least that’s what Howard thought. But when the freshman receiver went home for the first time this school year and visited the woman who gave him his nickname, he learned that his performance on the UNC football team had convinced his role model to give it another shot. Saturday was no exception. (Daily Tar Heel)

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