Andrew Armstrong already knew Bowling Green’s coaching staff. He already committed to it once. And after head coach Dino Babers moved to Syracuse and took six assistants with him, Armstrong eventually chose Babers’ staff again.
But it was tight ends coach Reno Ferri, who was previously at Towson, not Bowling Green, that helped swing Armstrong even more toward SU. Ferri, like Armstrong, played at Cardinal Mooney (Ohio) High School and was teammates with Chris Amill, the current defensive coordinator there.
“The connection’s real strong,” Armstrong said. “It’s just great to have another Cardinal Mooney figure up there that understands where I come from and the great football we play in Youngstown, Ohio.