By Harry Minium
Ricky and Jennifer Rahne were dining in the Gasthaus Schwanen restaurant in Buhl, Germany, located between the Rhine Valley and Black Forest, during the midst of their dream vacation last March.
The Rahne family, including sons Ryder and Jake, traditionally vacation together, often going to Major League Baseball games during the summer. But this was to be a special getaway.
Just four months earlier, Rahne was hired as Old Dominion University's head football coach. He came from Penn State, where he was offensive coordinator, and quickly put together a staff and signed his first recruiting class.