From the day he arrived on campus, senior Johnny Davidson was determined to play a significant role in helping his team. Davidson’s teammates and coaches reflect on his role on the team as a punter then as starting quarterback.

Football, by the nature of its reluctance to change, has become a snapshot of a larger cultural problem related to the stereotypes of black people.

Senior Matt Page is not one for platitudes, but when he made the improbable transition from second string quarterback to star tight end of the Washington University Bears, he had to answer some of those soft questions.