Two coaching regimes, four starting quarterbacks and enough combined receiving yards to summit ‘A’ mountain nine times.

Senior wide receivers Kyle Williams and Chris McGaha may one day stand atop the hill that overlooks Sun Devil Stadium and appreciate the trail they’ve traversed. But unlike the path up the Tempe Butte, their footsteps will be hard to follow.

“It’s going to be sad that we’re leaving together but also going to be cool that we’re leaving together,” McGaha said. “We can put our memories behind us and hopefully share our future together.”

The near future: the possibility of a climactic career-finale against arch-nemesis UA on Saturday.

The dream future: possible careers in the NFL.

They share commonality not just in time and circumstance. Both were in-state high school standouts humbled by unique familial perspectives.

Williams of Chaparral High in Scottsdale, the son of Chicago White Sox General Manager Ken Williams, was named Arizona State Player of the Year by The Arizona Republic in 2005.

McGaha from Moon Valley High in Phoenix, with a son of his own named Carson, was the Republic’s Big School Player of The Year in 2004.

McGaha, a 6-foot-1 receiver with spider-man hands.

Williams, a 5-foot-10 receiver over-stocked with quick-twitch muscle fiber.

From 2006 to 2009, the complementary assets gave the Sun Devils’ offense equal opportunity secondary exploitation.

Off the field the two go hand in glove.

“Kyle is a great dude and we are good buddies. We are roommates on the road and we get along great,” McGaha said.

Neither are phased by the moment.

Maybe it was the flu that McGaha had battled that evening, but after catching the game-winning 50-yard pass from senior Danny Sullivan against Washington, McGaha could barely utter a superlative — and he never changed tone.

“I only had one catch,” McGaha said afterward.

McGaha laughed following the quip, but only after realizing his deadpan birthed a dry-humor funny.

They aren’t afraid to face the music, either.

After the ASU receiving corps dropped multiple passes in an early season game, most of which came from other players, both took the time to take the blame.

Both take a heavy doze of coaxing to positively self-evaluate. Even in their final press conference, both repeatedly turned questions about themselves into statements about the team.

“I’m not an individual guy,” Williams said.

Finally Williams relented.

“I want to be remembered as a guy who played tough, played hard and never really gave up. I was able to make a couple plays for the program a couple of times.”

Williams leaves with one regret, but without it the duo wouldn’t have dovetailed so perfectly.

Williams said part of him wishes he had redshirted in 2006 so that he could play one more season.

“I have been down that road a whole bunch of times. I was a young kid when I made [the decision to lift my redshirt]; I was 18,” Williams said. “If you ask any 18-year-old in that locker room if they want to get out there and play, I guarantee 95 percent will say yes. It was a decision I made, and I kind of had to stick with that decision.”

Williams was scheduled to redshirt, but impressed too much in practice, giving him six games of experience.

“I would like to have that time back,” Williams said. “It’s over with.

I have been happy with what I have been able to do my three-and-a-half years. It’s been bittersweet and I wish I had more time, but it’s been a good run.

Stats?

267 combined career catches and 25 touchdowns.

Stats, Kyle Williams?

“Number one objective is to win games — stats are all for not,” Williams said.

Even with a bowl-game out of sight and the opportunity for reflection present, the duo shared a singular vision during the press conference before their final college game.

‘Cats are in the crosshair.

“I don’t have too much good feeling for (UA) and I know those feelings aren’t reciprocated,” Williams said. “The most important thing on my plate is getting a victory to salvage what was of our season.”

Reach the reporter at nick.ruland@asu.edu.