Sam McGuffie remembers hearing his name billow throughout Michigan Stadium as he ran through the tunnel and onto the field in front of a roaring sea of maize and blue.
It was Aug. 30, 2008, the first home game of McGuffie’s freshman year and one of the greatest moments of his life.
Fast forward roughly nine years and McGuffie, 27, has the chance to achieve another memorable milestone: Make the Olympic bobsled team and represent the United States at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
From the Big House to possibly the world’s biggest stage, it’s been an unexpected journey for McGuffie since his days donning a Wolverines uniform.