Grip: UI Sends Good Guy To Sidelines

One of my favorite stories about Akey came from former Washington State defensive coordinator Chris Ball, who was a secondary coach at WSU when Akey was coaching the defensive line. Ball related how then-Cougar defensive coordinator Bill Doba liked to spend the first 10 minutes or so of halftime figuring out new blitzes to throw on the field in the second half. Then, as the team was getting ready to leave the locker room, he would pull Akey aside, tell him what he wanted to do and ask if Akey’s d-linemen could pull it off. Akey’s answer was always the same. Do whatever you think you have to do. We’ll adjust. That was Robb Akey. Throw whatever you wanted at him and he dealt with it/ Vince Grippi , A Grip on Sports/SportsLink. More here.

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