Sunday, August 15, 2010

Ex-Creek star changes position to help B-CU

Howard OK with being put in 'corner'

DAYTONA BEACH -- D.J. Howard has never been one to shy away from change. Although the former Spruce Creek High standout signed a football scholarship with Bethune-Cookman three years ago primarily to learn from two renowned coaches of defensive backs -- head coach Alvin Wyatt and defensive backs coach Terry Williams -- Howard was excited when new head coach Brian Jenkins was hired last December.

He had been disappointed when Wyatt, who along with Williams had played defensive back in the NFL, was fired two days after the end of last season, but Howard welcomed a fresh start and a new system and all the hard work and eventual payoff those changes would entail. "The training methods are different, the styles of practice are different," the redshirt sophomore said Friday evening, one week into Jenkins' first preseason camp with the team.

"With a new coach, everybody has to come back and compete for their jobs, and that's a great thing because it brings back a spark. Everybody has to work hard."

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