There were rumors that Bridgeport would drop its football program at the end of the season. Campo began to put out feelers. He studied different staffs and noticed that Pittsburgh, on the rise thanks to running back Tony Dorsett, had three or four assistants who had a shot to move and become head coaches. Campo went up to Majors at a national convention, introduced himself and said he would like to come to Pittsburgh as a graduate assistant. He wanted to jump to Division I, get in the coaching loop, and develop a reputation.
Timing is everything.
It was about 2 in the morning, and sitting there all alone at the bar is Johnny Majors. I walked in, and he said, Hey, come over. I sat down and we visited for another hour or an hour and a half. He said, Well, I ll see what I can do. When Bridgeport dropped football, I got a call and, he said come on over.