With pads on, John Hightower has a flair for the exciting, and likes thrilling Boise State football fans with his speed.
That’s also how the junior wide receiver gets his adrenaline going while away from the field.
“We were sitting in my office right after we met. He told me he liked to dirt bike, and I told him I’d like to go sometime,” said Chris Mattox, an assistant coach at Hinds Community College in Mississippi, where Hightower played before he transferred to Boise State. “Then he showed me a video of him zipping around his neighborhood, doing these wheelies, and I’m like, never mind.