Meet Ronnie Fouch, the Washington Huskies' New Quarterback

Tyrone Willingham showed up on the Redlands East Valley High School Campus in a suit and tie. The Washington coach was in Redlands, Calif., to see one student in particular, but met many. He walked the campus with the athletic director, Rhonda Fouch, choosing to speak to numerous kids and meet the staff. Rhonda Fouch was impressed. "For him to take the time to do that was huge," she said. Dinner at the Fouches' followed, as did more good impressions of Willingham. Rhonda Fouch and her husband, John, had always raised their son, Ronnie, to be a student-athlete. No, really. If the homework wasn't done, there was no time with friends, no sports, no messing around. Willingham's philosophy meshed with theirs. He displayed "an aura that he cares about kids," Rhonda said. That's what the Fouch family was after. So as soon as the offer came, Ronnie committed to Washington. To Willingham, really. When the call came from Cal, a school Ronnie had always had on his mind for his college days, he ... (link)