For Dan Higgins, playing football for four years at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts was more about enjoying the experience as it was competing on the field and developing into an effective collegiate quarterback.
Sure, Higgins played in several NCAA Division III bowl games and helped the Bears to a pair of big seasons. But his plan coming out of Southern Regional High School wasn’t to light up the world.
“I just wanted to experience a different lifestyle,” said Higgins, the former Rams quarterback who went on to throw for…
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