Aaron Blackwell was already interested in joining the Arizona Wildcats when he decided to transfer from New Mexico in December.
Then they hired his former defensive line coach Stan Eggen and his decision to enroll at the UA got a whole lot easier.
“It was a very strange occurrence,” Blackwell said. “I kind of entered the portal to see what my options were. I had been talking to (head) coach (Kevin) Sumlin, I showed him my film, and then all of a sudden, boom, Coach Eggen gets hired. It was kind of like the perfect storm.