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Andrew Clair bet on himself, and it's paying off for BGSU

BOWLING GREEN — In the fall of 2013, word arrived to Gary Kornfeld that he just had to see a running back on the freshman football team.

The longtime former St. Louis University High School football coach made his way to one of the games, and it was true.

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BGSU's Andrew Clair scores a touchdown against Eastern Kentucky during the Falcons' 42-35 win last week.

A diminutive 14-year-old seemed to be playing at a different pace than everyone else on the field. The back wasn’t big and he didn’t posses sprinter speed, but the defense couldn’t seem to ever put a good hit on him.