Joshua Fussell didn’t expect his FaceTime call last Friday with Northwestern cornerbacks coach Ryan Smith to amount to much. He figured it would be just another chance for Smith to check in on him.

But that call turned out to be anything but ordinary: Smith offered the three-star cornerback from West Chester (Ohio) Lakota West a scholarship.

"I was a little surprised because it was a routine FaceTime call with coach Smith, but definitely excited for my future with them," said Fussell.