Much like Robbie Mertz in 2019, Riverhounds SC rookie midfielder Danny Griffin has risen quickly from Division I college standout to valuable contributor in the USL Championship.
With Griffin, a product of Connecticut and Providence College, having started four of six matches thus far and increasingly chiming in on the attack, I thought it was time to catch up with him in our regular 1-v-1 interview!
The 22-year-old Griffin and I chatted about bringing that college confidence to the Hounds, taking cues from Mertz and other pro veterans, what he’s working to improve, trying to meet Bob Lilley’s high standard and … which Hound has the best hair?