Darius Hamilton was surrounded by Rutgers football coaches in the Don Bosco High School gymnasium as they waited for the head honcho to arrive.
In hindsight, that was the first warning sign. The punctual Greg Schiano was never late unless he was cancelling.
The plan for Schiano and staff to visit Hamilton's home and woo a five-star recruit fell apart when stunning news broke that Schiano was leaving Rutgers to become head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
"We all found out the same way," Hamilton said.
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Chris Muller was in his fourth-period telecommnications class at his Pennsylvania high school when a UConn assistant coach called him.