Tim Higgins, National Champion

Every time the Florida Gators football team played on national TV in the last four years, I surveyed the sidelines for one player -- Tim Higgins.

I went to high school with Tim in Northville. When I found out he was going to the University of Florida to play football, I kind of scoffed at it. After all, he was only 5'7'' and 160 pounds -- give or take. I thought he would have been better off playing Division III ball, perhaps becoming a big contributor for some team, somewhere.

Today, Tim has the right to scoff at me. He's a National Champion, and that's not all. He made the most of his four years there, graduating early and even having a "Rudy" moment. His story was picked up by papers nationwide, courtesy of the AP. Give it a read.

And congratulations to Tim. Come flaunt that ring back in Northville anytime you please.