Orlando Sentinel · Dec 13, 2015
For 'Canes, snapping bowl-win drought a big motivator
Miami quarterback Brad Kaaya plays in an NCAA college football game against Pittsburgh on Nov. 27. (Keith Srakocic / AP) Tracy Howard is a hometown kid, a product of South Florida football.
Before he starred at Miramar High and became a coveted recruit that eventually landed at Miami, he watched the Hurricanes play. He knew all about the program's storied history and tradition.
But even with all his exposure to both the highs and lows of Miami football, it was still somewhat of a surprise when the senior realized the Hurricanes last bowl win came years ago, in 2006, when he and several of his teammates were still in middle school.