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The FIU center's last name shouldn't be much of a challenge to spell. Yet, Neal Mars has encountered some that ask him how to spell it. M-A-R-S -- same as the planet.
"I've told people my last name and they have asked me how to spell it and that kind of shocks me," Mars said. "The first time someone asked me how to spell it I was confused. They asked if its spelled M-o-r-r-i-s, that's nowhere close."
What there is no confusion about is that Mars is striving to be the leader of the Panthers offensive line after highly-regarded, all-conference center Michael Montero graduated.