Kathy Richardson liked to tell her young son, A.J., “You’re going to be on ‘SportsCenter.’ ”
She never lost faith, even when a knee injury on the final play of his high school football career and subpar test scores combined to delay the start of his college football career by two years. She wouldn’t let him waver, either.
Now that young boy is a college graduate and senior wide receiver for the Boise State football team — and A.J. Richardson earned his spot on “SportsCenter” two weeks ago with a touchdown catch at Oklahoma State that likely will hold up as one of the best plays in college football this season.