Bug Howard Showing Weighty Improvement

Posted Oct 30, 2013
Besides all the work Bug Howard has put in learning the playbook, running routes and pumping weights, the 6-foot-4, 195-pound freshman from Georgia - who quarterback Marquise Williams said "came in looking like a stick" -- has also been focusing on trying to build up his twiggy frame. For an athlete with his size and metabolism, that means trying to consume 5,000 calories a day during the season. (GoHeels.com)

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