Switzer finishes strong for North Carolina, but for the freshman, it’s just the start

Posted Dec 28, 2013
He was the little kid from West Virginia, an 18-year-old true freshman whose prospects for the season remained uncertain. Who could have imagined Ryan Switzer would end the season standing at midfield as his teammates paraded around a bowl trophy, the game’s most valuable player and owner of an NCAA record? “I did,” Switzer said. “Yes, sir.” (Raleigh News & Observer)

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