Salpointe running back Bijan Robinson carried the ball for 207 yards on 14 attempts and scored five touchdowns in the Lancer’s season opener.

A standout safety at Salpointe Catholic High School from 2006-10, Chase Gallagher went on to be the 2015 male athlete of the year at Broaddus University in West Virginia. He then coached two seasons of football at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and has been hired on the staff of Coastal Carolina. A week ago, Gallagher and Coastal Carolina offered a scholarship to Salpointe sophomore running back Bijan Robinson, who already has offers from Arizona, Washington and Arizona State, among others. But it’s worth a shot, right? And it shows that Gallagher has some big goals in his coaching career. 


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Contact sports columnist Greg Hansen at 520-573-4362 or ghansen@tucson.com. On Twitter: @ghansen711