RichRod hopeful to nab Notre Dame transfer Hegarty
Rich Rodriguez has one significant opening on what should be a capable and above average offensive line. He is hopeful that Notre Dame 2014 starting center Matt Hegarty, who has a year of eligibility left but will leave Notre Dame upon graduation next month, chooses Arizona over Florida State. As a high school senior in 2010 at Aztec, New Mexico – a small town about 100 miles from Albuquerque near the Colorado border – Hegarty was recruited by Florida State defensive coordinator Mark Stoops and by UA head coach Mike Stoops. Small world. Hegarty’s progress at Notre Dame was stalled when he suffered a mini-stroke in 2012. He recovered and started in 11 of 13 games for the Irish last year.
