By Harry Minium
When Rick Lovato and Taylor Heinicke enrolled at Old Dominion University in 2011, they both had big goals. They dreamed of winning championships, setting records and going on to play in the NFL.
ODU was entering just its third year of football and both started four years. Lovato was one of the most reliable long snappers in all of college football and Heinicke broke all kinds of passing records. In 2012, they were part of ODU's Colonial Athletic Association championship team.
Both have played in the NFL, although for Heinicke, not as much as he would have wanted.