What's in a Number? Plenty for Colonials RB Andre Dixon

by Tom TorrisiFiled under: UFLAndre Dixon already had his "Win One for the Gipper" moment as a college football player. That it came on the hallowed grounds of Notre Dame cemented the moment in time, leaving an enduring legacy for Dixon and the entire University of Connecticut football program. Ask Dixon today about his 4-yard touchdown run in double overtime that put the bow on Connecticut's 33-30 win over the Fighting Irish last November and he calls it the "peak of my career." Ask him why and Dixon's reason goes way beyond having beaten college football's most storied program. UConn had its own motivation -- and the Huskies didn't need a fiery Knute Rockne speech for inspiration. Dixon and the Huskies had to win that game for "Jazz" -- fallen teammate Jasper Howard, who was a victim of a fatal on-campus stabbing one month earlier. To further understand the cauldron of emotions on that November day, understand that Connecticut ha...