It could be argued that Darrell Bevell came within a broken finger of BYU greatness. When the Arizona prep star injured his throwing hand in the late 1980s, the Cougars recruited a different quarterback and moved on.
But a different path suited Bevell. After serving a Mormon mission, he returned to lead Wisconsin to a victory in the Rose Bowl and eventually found a career in coaching. Last January he was named the offensive coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks.