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Growing up, Adam Howanitz heard all the stories about his father George’s athletic career at Bucknell University.
He also visited the campus as a football prospect when the Bison recruited him from Valley View High School.
On Saturday, after following his own path to the University of Pittsburgh, Howanitz will take the field, and his father’s alma mater is the opponent. The undefeated Panthers (3-0) host Bucknell (1-3) at noon in a nonconference game at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.
“That’s where the original dream of playing Division I football came from, by idolizing my father and what he accomplished at Bucknell,” Adam said. “Him playing Division I was what really drove me to work hard to play football in college.
“Bucknell was a school that I visited a bunch of times. It was one of my three offers coming out of high school. It’s going to be pretty cool. With my dad playing there, it’s a little different. We look at it as another opportunity to improve and work at getting to 4-0.”
George, the head coach at Honesdale, was an all-state player at Valley View. He led the Cougars to Big 11, Eastern Conference Class II, and PIAA Class 2A championships as...