NORFOLK, Va. - There was so much on his to-do list when Ricky Rahne arrived on campus Dec. 10 to take over as Old Dominion University's head football coach.
Hire assistant coaches, prepare for signing day, begin searching for a house, visit local high schools, host recruits on campus, plan winter workouts, decide on the most pressing improvements that need to be made at the L.R. Hill Sports Complex, call dozens of donors, mingle with fans from Norfolk to Richmond – and Rahne has done a bit of all the above.
He had 22 events and meetings his second week alone, and that didn't include making two appearances at holiday receptions on Wednesday hosted by President John R.