Midway through the second quarter of Florida Atlantic’s Shula Bowl rivalry game against Florida International, redshirt junior De’Andre Johnson, popular among fans for his role in Netflix reality series “Last Chance U,” replaced starter Chris Robison at quarterback.
It ignited an FAU offense that had come up empty on three consecutive drives since its opening possession on Saturday night at Riccardo Silva Stadium.
Johnson carried the ball 29 yards on his first snap and ended up adding 12 more on a drive that put FAU up, 14-7, at halftime and culminated in 4-yard touchdown run by junior running back Devin “Motor” Singletary.