“I think Coach Day was the first head coach that stepped inside Steilacoom High School – that’s anyone. I remember telling him that too,” Davies told Eleven Warriors. “Even at the time, I don’t think Coach (Chris) Petersen at UW had been inside our school yet. I think they definitely made Emeka a priority.”
Brian Hartline had previously visited Egbuka once, but it was important for Day to show face. West coast programs had a leg up geographically on the Buckeyes, with Petersen having already met Egbuka on the Huskies campus and Oregon hot on the trail of the 6-foot-1, 190-pound five-star recruit.