Erin Andrews, Brent Musburger and most of the other people who worked with Steve Lavin at ESPN are thrilled to see him succeed in his return to college coaching.

Unlike many just-passing-through coaches who have worked for the Worldwide Leader, Lavin made a serious second career of it and spent as many seasons working for ESPN and he did as head coach at UCLA.

Here is a story I wrote about how his former ESPN colleagues feel about his triumphant rookie season with the Red Storm.

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