USF football coach Alex Golesh had familiarity with most of the men and women he hired for his staff.
One person stands out.
"Look at this,'' said new USF director of player development Jeff Jones as he pulled out a two-decade-old newspaper clipping from his desk drawer.
Splashed across the front page of the Dublin (Ohio) Villager, there was a color photograph of a jubilant 17-year-old Golesh, then an offensive lineman, jumping into the arms of Jones, then an offensive coordinator, as Dublin Scioto High School celebrated a conference championship.
"Even back then, you knew that Alex was special,'' Jones said.