The helicopter landed on Bountiful High School’s practice field in the middle of the game. Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy made his way to the East Leopards’ sideline.
His arrival illustrated how the in-season recruitment of high school athletes can become a distraction, although East coach Brandon Matich wouldn’t blame Gundy’s bold entrance for what happened to his team that night. “We were already getting killed by Bountiful,” he said, smiling as he retold the story, “so it didn’t make a difference.”
Ohio State’s Urban Meyer and Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh once converged in the classroom of Bingham coach John Lambourne, creating an awkward moment.