Foothills snags former NFL, ASU assistant as new head coach - TriValley Central
As the summer days went on, San Tan Foothills High School remained without a football coach. But after Rodger Schenks left the program to join American Leadership Academy, that spot remained vacant for longer than expected. Sanders said he was ready to take a job head coaching a European football team in Amsterdam when he received a call from Jim Jones, the head coach of Mesquite, saying he had recommended Sanders when Foothills Principal Bob Edwards called asking... Sanders then called Edwards on his cell phone, set up a meeting for Wednesday, July 1, and was hired by the following Monday. First, he joined the newly formed USFL team Los Angeles Express until the team folded in 1985. He then joined the Houston Oilers (which has since become the Tennessee Titans) as a tight ends coach. He joined Arizona State when Todd Graham was hired in 2012. Graham had been recruiting Sanders’ top player, DJ Foster, to ASU. “Graham told me, ‘If you ever get tired of winning state championships, come on over,’” Sanders said. He was primarily put in charge of getting the defensive schemes ready for ASU’s big game against Arizona, saying he would receive the game ball for the win. “High school football is the most pure sport left, I believe. But high school football still has that essence of a group of kids who basically come from the same area. Source: www.trivalleycentral.com
