NORMAL — Brock Spack tried to recruit Sam Ojuri a decade ago, but it was too late.
The timing is much better now and Ojuri has joined Spack’s Illinois State coaching staff as the Redbirds running backs coach.
“When I first got the job one of the first places I went was Barrington,” Spack said Tuesday. “Sam had already made his decision.”
That decision sent Ojuri to North Dakota State where he was the leading rusher for Bison national championships teams in 2011, ’12 and ’13. He rushed for 33 touchdowns and ranks fourth on the Bison career list with 3,594 yards on the ground.