NEW YORK -- Growing up in Ottumwa, Iowa, Chris Ash fondly remembers coming home from school, turning on the TV and watching afternoon Chicago Cubs games on WGN.
"I used to watch them all the time,'' the Rutgers football coach said.
Ash remains a Cubs fan, smiling at his memories of arguments he had with his grandfather who was a fan of the rival Cardinals.
While his talents would eventually earn him an opportunity to play college football at Drake University, Ash also played baseball through high school.