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Meet The Mid-Ford Higgins

June 13, 2017

NAME: Ford Higgins

CLASS: Sophomore

POSITION: Tackle

HEIGHT: 6-2

WEIGHT: 250

HOMETOWN: Atlanta, Georgia

HIGH SCHOOL: Greater Atlanta Christian

MAJOR: Applied Math

COACH THAT RECRUITED ME: Coach Ingram

I CHOSE NAVY OVER: Army and Davidson

I CHOSE NAVY BECAUSE: Want to serve and it's a chance to a part of something bigger than myself

POSITION COACH: Coach Ingram

FAVORITE MEAL: Steak

FAVORITE MOVIE: Good Will Hunting

FAVORITE TV SHOW: Game of Thrones

FAVORITE ATHLETE: Scott Ratliff

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: Atlanta Falcons

TO RELAX I LIKE TO: Watch Movies

RIGHT NOW MY SERVICE SELECTION WOULD BE: Marine Ground

IF I COULD EAT DINNER WITH ANY THREE PEOPLE IT WOULD BE: Dan Bilzerian, President of the United States and Kate Upton

IN HIGH SCHOOL I DREAMED OF BEING: Pro Poker Player

ON GAME DAY I LISTEN TO: Rebelution

MY FAVORITE FORM OF SOCIAL MEDIA IS: Instagram

MY FAVORITE PERSON TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER IS: Not on twitter

MY FIRST THOUGHT STEPPING ON THE NAVAL ACADEMY CAMPUS WAS: You must be 18+ to know this answer. Kid version (Darn, what did I get my silly self into.)

WHAT I LOVE ON GAME DAY IS: Winning

WHICH TEAM NOT ON NAVY'S SCHEDULE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: Georgia Tech. Both my parents graduated from Tech and I have a few buddies playing there.

MY FAVORITE PART OF BEING IN THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE IS: Being able to play great teams.

THE WORD THAT BEST DESCRIBES A NAVY FOOTBALL PLAYER IS: Tenacious

THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE ON OFFENSE IN 2017 IS: Tazh Maloy

THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE ON DEFENSE IN 2017 IS: Jackson Pittman

THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER ON OFFENSE IN 2017 WILL BE: Zach Abey

THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER ON DEFENSE IN 2017 WILL BE: DJ Palmore

THE TOUGHEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Hudson Sullivan

THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS:
Micah Thomas

THE ONE PLAYER ON THE CURRENT TEAM THAT EPITOMIZES NAVY FOOTBALL: Darryl Bonner

THE FUNNIEST PLAYER ON THE TEAM IS: TJ Salu

THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME SUPERINTENDENT IS: Paul Carothers

THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME COMMANDANT IS: Paul Carothers

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Players Mentioned

TJ Salu

#60 TJ Salu

OT
6' 2"
Junior
Ford Higgins

#72 Ford Higgins

C
6' 2"
Junior
Tazh Maloy

#8 Tazh Maloy

SB
5' 7"
Freshman
Paul Carothers

#87 Paul Carothers

LB
6' 1"
Freshman
Jackson Pittman

#99 Jackson Pittman

NG
6' 3"
Freshman
Zach Abey

#3 Zach Abey

QB
6' 2"
Freshman
Hudson Sullivan

#87 Hudson Sullivan

LB
6' 2"
Freshman
Darryl Bonner

#42 Darryl Bonner

SB
5' 7"
Freshman
Micah Thomas

#82 Micah Thomas

LB
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

TJ Salu

#60 TJ Salu

6' 2"
Junior
OT
Ford Higgins

#72 Ford Higgins

6' 2"
Junior
C
Tazh Maloy

#8 Tazh Maloy

5' 7"
Freshman
SB
Paul Carothers

#87 Paul Carothers

6' 1"
Freshman
LB
Jackson Pittman

#99 Jackson Pittman

6' 3"
Freshman
NG
Zach Abey

#3 Zach Abey

6' 2"
Freshman
QB
Hudson Sullivan

#87 Hudson Sullivan

6' 2"
Freshman
LB
Darryl Bonner

#42 Darryl Bonner

5' 7"
Freshman
SB
Micah Thomas

#82 Micah Thomas

6' 1"
Freshman
LB