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John Lomax III, thrust the blade into the 20-year-old defensive back during a fight between a group of football players and another group of guys because of a comment a player made about a woman.
The 22-year-old had been charged with murder, but pleaded no contest to first-degree manslaughter in January.
Howard, a Miami native whose nickname was Jazz, died at a hospital from a single wound to his abdomen, just hours after helping the Huskies to a homecoming game win over Louisville.
UConn football player Michael Smith told police that Howard ran across the street yelling "They got me," before collapsing.