It was Rodrick Fisher’s 19th birthday when all the emotions finally hit home for his adopted father, Adam Fisher.
Rodrick, a standout receiver for East Valley High School in Spokane, found out on that December day he’d been cleared by the Washington State University compliance office, making him eligible for a scholarship to go WSU.
That meant Fisher – a 6-foot-2, 205-pound receiver with good speed who was part of WSU’s 2018 recruiting class – could start school in January and begin practicing immediately.
It was no small deal to Rodrick, who had been homeless as a teenager, and Adam, the East Valley football coach who had adopted him after he’d broken down in his office, admitting he had nowhere else to go.