For former Virginia fullback Vince Croce, today’s Military Bowl is a momentous occasion. Croce has been growing out his hair, waiting until the Hoos made a glorious return to the post season until chopping off his locks.
“It just kind of randomly happened,” Croce said of his decision to grow out his hair. “My roommate came home one day and I remember he was looking kind of rough and I asked him, ‘are you cutting your hair? You going to get a shape-up or something? I’m just trying to look out for you.’” His roommate responded with a proposition: let’s not cut our hair until we go to a bowl game.