College Football Corner: How about Howard!?!

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On college football’s front page the DMV lays decidedly below-the-fold. Yes, Virginia Tech has dominated the ACC’s weaker division and Navy plays Army every December, but for the most part those schools plus Maryland and Virginia are watching the party rather than being in the middle of it.

And then there’s Howard — an FCS school in the MEAC that has more ten-loss seasons over the last decade than winning campaigns.

If the DMV is below the fold, the Bison are tucked in the second-to-last page next to the car ads.

So when former Richmond and Virginia coach Mike London took over the program last offseason, the usual shrugs and nods were given. The opening week slate that had Howard visiting UNLV didn’t really catch our eyes — the Bison have served as September cannon fodder for the likes of Maryland, Boston College and Rutgers over the last few years.

The fact that HU was a 45-point underdog was no surprise. But the 43-40 upset was. Somehow, Caylin Newton (younger brother of Cam) tallied 330 yards of offense against the Rebels and Howard stole the Labor Day weekend thunder away from the likes of Alabama, Michigan and even Maryland.

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