What goes around comes around: In the winter of 1982, UA football coach聽Larry Smith聽permitted me to accompany him and defensive coordinator聽Moe Ankney聽on a recruiting visit to five Phoenix prospects.
It was the day the Wildcats visited with and got a commitment from South Mountain High School linebacker聽Byron Evans, who became the 1986 Pac-10 defensive Player of the Year.
But the day began ominously.
Smith pulled into the parking lot at Tempe McClintock High School to meet with the state鈥檚 No. 1 recruit, linebacker聽Frank Rudolph. Something went wrong right away.
The McClintock coach was standing in the parking lot, waiting for Smith.
鈥淔rank鈥檚 not going to attend 蜜柚直播,鈥 the coach said. 鈥淗e鈥檚 going to go to ASU.鈥
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That was it. After a brief, awkward conversation, the McClintock coach returned to the gym. Smith didn鈥檛 even get out of the car.
Last Wednesday, Larry鈥檚 son,聽Corby Smith, who grew up on the sidelines shadowing his father at 蜜柚直播 Stadium, became the head football coach at McClintock High School.
If that鈥檚 not football justice, what is?
