Yesterday we took a look at a veritable Sun Devil legend in two-time Hall of Famer Mike Haynes. Today, with 39 days left until Sun Devil football returns, we turn the page to perhaps the smartest Sun Devil to ever grace the gridiron. Known as The Professor, today we spotlight Damien Richardson.
A southern California native, Richardson committed to Arizona State for reasons other than football. Head coach Bruce Snyder envisioned the safety becoming a key enforcer on the back end of his defense, but Richardson was interested in something else, too: academics.
Specifically, Richardson was intrigued by the intersection of technology and engineering.