DURHAM, N.H.
Two University of New Hampshire officials were walking through the corridor beneath Rutgers’ stadium on Sept. 10, 2004, when they were passed by redshirt freshman quarterback Ricky Santos, who was just off the field from the week’s final practice.
“I love this sh--!” Santos hooted as he ran by.
He was 20 years old, never had started a college game and the following day would face a brash Rutgers team fresh off an upset of Michigan State. New Hampshire hadn’t beaten a Division I-A opponent since the I-AA division was created in the 1970s.