Had things gone a little differently, N.C. State’s Ryan Finley might have played quarterback at Arizona State.
ASU, the Pack’s opponent Friday in the Sun Bowl, showed recruiting interest in Finley in 2012 when he was a senior at Paradise Valley High in Phoenix. Donnie Yantis, Finley’s high school coach, pressed the Sun Devils to offer him a scholarship.
Yantis said Arizona State had their sights set on another quarterback, Joshua Dobbs. When Dobbs made a last-second decision to sign with Tennessee, Yantis again made a push for Finley, who had thrown for more than 3,400 yards and 35 touchdowns as a senior.