Jeff Scurran had just finished coaching his Catalina Foothills High School football team to a 14-7 home win over Casa Grande last Friday night when someone pulled him aside and gave him the news: his star quarterback from two years ago, Rhett Rodriguez, was in action for the Arizona Wildcats in their game at Utah.
Rather than loiter around the school, Scurran got to the nearest sports bar in order to watch the player who helped lead his Falcons to the 2016 Class 4A state title game.
“I got to see the whole second half,” Scurran said.