John O’Korn is benched midway vs UCF after throwing 2 interceptions and several incomplete passes. Greg Ward Jr takes over and the rest is history.
And if Ward had secured the ball or just gone down at the goal line, then Levine might still be the head coach.
I still remember celebrating that play. Then seeing the replay on the big screen and realizing what happened.
In honor of Ward I did some digging to find my favorite pass of his career. This was his freshman year against BYU. Thing of beauty.
And JOK transferred to Michigan.
Greg Ward Jr. has kicked around the NFL since leaving UH and was just released by Indy on August 25.
I remember the guy that sat behind us that loudly told everyone what he thought throughout the games, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING COACH? HE IS NOT THE ANSWER!” when Ward came in to play QB
Crazy how fast time goes by the older you get. 10 years ago??? Wow.