Matt Ryan thrilled to have his number retired
The former Boston College quarterback will be honored during Saturday's game against UConn.
From the years John Loughery spent as Boston College’s pre-Doug Flutie quarterback, he knew the program would be the perfect fit for his nephew, Matt Ryan.
Loughery and Ryan had been close since Ryan could barely hold a football. Loughery was the one who taught him how. When Ryan was young, Loughery was his coach. Ryan followed in his uncle’s footsteps, playing quarterback at William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia. When recruiters started knocking, Loughery helped guide him.
“I was pushing real hard for BC,” said Loughery, the Eagles’ starter in 1979 and ’80 before Flutie took over at quarterback the following year. “I was pushing for a lot of reasons. Boston College is an unbelievable school. It has a great alumni, great network and I thought, you know what, if football doesn’t work out, it could end up being a great steppingstone for him in the future.”
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