Howard was a good kid

UConn football coach Randy Edsall identified Howard’s body at St. Francis Sunday morning. Edsall said Monday that after Howard was stabbed, one teammate performed first aid while another comforted him. He wouldn’t identify the teammates or say how many players witnessed the fight. “One had Jasper in his arms and the other was pressuring where the wound went in and had blood on his hands,” Edsall said. “And those two young men are pretty deeply affected right now.” The team will wear a sticker with Howard’s initials on its helmets for the rest of the season and will carry Howard’s helmet or jersey to away games, Edsall said. The coach said he doesn’t know if the two teammates who helped Howard will play when the Huskies visit Big East foe West Virginia on Saturday. “I’ve talked to both of them each day,” he said. “I’ve got to see where they’re at today, see where they’re at tomorrow and I’ll tell them if they don’t feel they are mentally ready to play, that’s their decision, and I’ll honor whatever decision they want to make.” Edsall said his team will resume practicing today. Howard’s mother, Joanglia, said she got news of her son’s death about 4 a.m. Sunday. She described him as a “good kid” who never got into trouble. “All I wanted him to do was go to school and get an education, and he was doing what I asked him to do,” she told WSVN-TV in Miami.