Ask Sean Miller what it’s like to have ready-made senior leadership, as in Ryan Anderson this season. Rich Rodriguez is getting in on the act, signing 5th-year senior linebacker Michael Barton this week.
While a single player on a football team may not make as big an impact as one does on a basketball court, Barton will plug some holes nicely. Scooby Wright is leaving for the NFL, and there is no guarantee Derrick Turituri will be back from his injury for the 2016 season.
Zack Rosenblatt from Tucson.com explains the many personal relationships that brought Barton to the desert.