FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Helva Matungulu took a wrong turn on campus one day as a freshman and walked into a new world. It was a life-altering case of lost-and-found.
In 2011, he left his home in Nairobi, Kenya, to study molecular biology at Western Carolina University, a few hours from an aunt in Raleigh, North Carolina. He played some sports in his native land, mainly rugby, but his decision to matriculate in the United States was based purely on academics.
That changed when he was on his way to class and somehow wound up at the football field.