Back to the Arizona Wildcats Newsfeed

Kevin Sumlin explains why Arizona used helicopter to recruit in Phoenix area

Kevin Sumlin traveled around the Phoenix area in style last weekend, using a helicopter to land at a pair of high school football games so that he could watch some high-profile recruits—a power move that the Arizona Wildcats coach says comes out of necessity rather than a desire to draws oos and ahs.

It’s not a new tactic. Sumlin did the same thing when he was the head coach at Texas A&M, where his helicopter was affectionately known as the “SwagCopter.”

It sure beats sitting in traffic.

“Everybody thinks it was something that was real flashy in recruiting,” Sumlin said Monday at his weekly presser.