WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On a typically muggy late August morning last week, the Howard footballteam was winding down practice when Coach Gary Harrell blew his whistle and called for players to gather for wind sprints. There were a few muffled groans for the least popular portion of drills, but not from quarterback Greg McGhee.
The senior consistently was among the first to finish when his group comprising the skill position players ran the roughly 53 yards from sideline to sideline a half-dozen times. With some teammates hunched over and breathing heavily afterward, McGhee smiled wide as if he were welcoming additional cardio.
Entering his final season, the reigning Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference player of the year has been pleasantly engaged in even the most grueling parts of training camp. The mundane details — walking through the Greene Stadium tunnel onto the field, pre-practice stretching and joking with teammates during water breaks — are no longer taken for granted.
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