Norfolk, Va. - Blake LaRussa had just led Old Dominion to the biggest upset of an ACC football team in 40 years, according to ESPN, a 49-35 triumph over No. 13 Virginia Tech that earned ODU face time on every national sports network.
He sat on the turf at Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium, waiting for his turn to talk to TV reporters, bloodied and looking absolutely exhausted. His left eye appeared to have taken a bare knuckled right hook from Muhammad Ali.
His arms were covered with cuts and were red and swollen. He appeared to be deep in thought when I approached him and asked, “Has it sunk it what you did tonight?