After beginning his collegiate career in the Midwest, Matt Hegarty could be headed back West. Or down South. One of the two, probably.
Earlier this month, Hegarty announced that he would be transferring from Notre Dame and playing his final season elsewhere. Last week, Hegarty visited Florida State. Wednesday, the Arizona Daily Star reported, the offensive lineman took an unofficial visit to Arizona.
Hegarty, a four-star 2011 recruit, held offers from both schools coming out of high school in New Mexico.
Hegarty is scheduled to graduate from Notre Dame in May. Because of that, and provided he enters into a grad program not offered at his old school, he would be eligible to play immediately in 2015.
Regardless of where Hegarty ultimately lands, that team would be getting an experienced player for the interior of their offensive line.
Last season, Hegarty started 11 games at both center and guard. The year before, and because of an injury to Nick Martin, he made his first career start in the regular-season finale against Stanford, then followed that up with another start in the Pinstripe Bowl.