From a vantage point on the other side of the ball (mostly), Dion Hunter and Joe Maez watched as coach Heath Ridenour’s Cleveland High School offenses averaged 42.3 points per game from 2015-2021.
Tuesday, two days after their high school coach was named the New Mexico Lobos’ interim offensive coordinator after the firing of Derek Warehime, Hunter and Maez, Lobos both, gave two enthusiastic thumbs up.
Quarterback Miles Kendrick didn’t play for Cleveland but has had Ridenour as his position coach since they each arrived early this year. He, too, likes what he sees.
The Journal’s first thought on Tuesday was to interview Ridenour himself, as well as sophomore wide receiver Luke Wysong, a key contributor to some of Ridenour’s most prolific Cleveland teams.