Arizona WR Jacob Cowing named his son after ASU product Chase Lucas

Right here’s one thing you don’t see day-after-day: A school soccer participant naming his son after a former participant from a rival college with out telling that participant.

Arizona Wildcats huge receiver Jacob Cowing did simply that.

Cowing, who grew up in Maricopa, Ariz., and transferred to Arizona from UTEP this yr, ran monitor in opposition to former Arizona State cornerback Chase Lucas, who his two-year-old son is known as after. Lucas went to Chandler Excessive College earlier than starring at ASU.

“I all the time preferred the identify Chase,” Cowing mentioned Tuesday in an interview with the Arizona Day by day Star’s Justin Spears. “Rising up I instructed my mother and father if I ever have a child or a son I needed to call him Chase.”

Lucas, 25, was chosen within the seventh spherical of the NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions this yr after spending 5 seasons with the Solar Devils.

“I bear in mind I talked to him a pair occasions and he knew another monitor members of my group and all of us frolicked, raced in opposition to one another, had enjoyable and competed,” Cowing mentioned.

“Truthfully, I’m not too positive he is aware of that I named my son after him, but when he did know I believe he would discover that fairly cool and I believe he would admire that so much.”

If Lucas actually didn’t know prior, he does now.

“It’s a privilege bro,” Lucas tweeted. “He obtained a fantastic position mannequin for a father and I can’t wait to see lil man develop. Good Luck this yr bro.”