South Jordan • Former Bingham quarterback Matt Degn was sitting with would-be successor Ryan Wood at dinner after winning the 2016 state title when he gave Wood the piece of advice that stuck with his understudy.
Wood stepped into the role of starting quarterback this season and has led Bingham to the Class 6A state championship game on Friday against rival East. The Miners enter Friday’s title game undefeated and averaging five touchdowns per game.
Degn was the reason Wood wasn’t a starter at Bingham. Yet a bond between quarterbacks is common at Bingham, according to Lambourne, and Degn and Wood were no different.