SU commit Noah Collins-Howard hopes to make difference beyond the field

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Each of Noah Collins-Howard’s game days follows the same pattern. After eating next to nothing all day to “feel light,” he laces up his cleats and watches his old highlights, catch after catch lighting up his screen.

Headphones on, he queues calm music, then progressively adds more energetic songs as game time approaches. He prays with his parents, then prays by himself to set his mind right. At this point, kickoff’s right around the corner.

Before he takes the field, he downs a ginger shot. Now, he’s ready.

“I like to just get my mind off the game before the game even starts,” Collins-Howard said.

That…