The conversation between two coaches began Monday with a standard question.
Luke Fickell asked Tom Bradley how he was doing.
“I kind of chuckled,” Bradley said. “[Fickell] knew what I meant because he had the same thing.”
Fickell started laughing as well. He then told Bradley, “At least I got my start in May.”
It was a rare moment of levity for two men who haven’t had much to laugh about lately.
Bradley and Fickell know one another like many assistant coaches know one another — from the recruiting trail.
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