▁Early ▁years ▁Left wich ▁attended ▁Howard ▁D . ▁Wood son ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁letter man ▁in ▁football , ▁basketball , ▁and ▁baseball . ▁He ▁gar ner ed ▁an ▁honor able ▁mention ▁on ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post ' s ▁All - Met ▁football ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁as ▁a ▁senior . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁first ▁team ▁All - D CI AA ▁East ▁in ▁basketball ▁his ▁senior ▁year . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁ ▁College ▁Left wich ▁star red ▁at ▁Marshall ▁University ▁in ▁Hun ting ton , ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁M VP ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Motor ▁City ▁Bowl . ▁ ▁Left wich ▁gained ▁recognition ▁after ▁quarter back ing ▁a ▁ 6 4 – 6 1 ▁over time ▁victory ▁over ▁East ▁Carolina ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁G MA C ▁Bowl , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁competed ▁against ▁future ▁team mate ▁David ▁G arr ard . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁remembered ▁for ▁being ▁carried ▁by ▁lin emen ▁Steve ▁Sci ul lo ▁and ▁Steve ▁Per rett a , ▁after ▁breaking ▁his ▁sh in , ▁specifically ▁the ▁left ▁tib ia , ▁and ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁game , ▁taking ▁Marshall ▁down ▁the ▁field ▁on ▁multiple ▁series ▁as ▁he ▁r al lied ▁his ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 7 - point ▁com eb ack ▁against ▁Ak ron ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁although ▁Marshall ▁still ▁lost ▁ 3 4 – 2 0 . ▁ ▁Because ▁ESP N ▁began ▁broadcast ing ▁Mid