BEREA, Ohio -- DeShone Kizer and David Njoku boarded the bus to Detroit last Saturday wearing their matching Catholic vs. Convicts t-shirts in honor of the big matchup that night between their alma maters, Notre Dame and Miami.
By the ride home following their 38-24 loss to the Lions, Njoku was confessing to Kizer how horrible he felt for missing the block that resulted in Kizer's badly bruised ribs, and apologizing for the blown protection.
"That's one of my close friends and teammate, and I got him hit,'' said Njoku, the No. 29 overall pick "I don't feel good about it.