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Bowen: Wentz showed star power in his first college start

IF CARSON Wentz's first NFL start, Sunday against the Cleveland Browns, goes anything like his first college start, Eagles fans will be ready to dye their hair red and throw him a parade.

On Aug. 30, 2014, Wentz took the helm of the FCS North Dakota State Bison against Iowa State, an FBS school, at Ames, Iowa. The Bison fell behind, 14-0, early, in front of a hostile crowd of 54,800 at Jack Trice Stadium.

"Carson just got the guys together in the huddle, and I remember he was like, 'Hey, we're going to put a drive together here.