If one highlight, one lingering memory of a fall afternoon, stands out from the final chapters of Wichita State football, it surely involves quarterback Prince McJunkins.
His speed. His elusiveness. His daring and clever decisions running football's option play.
"He wanted to show the world he could ball," said teammate Reuben Eckels, a receiver at Wichita State. "Once he got it in his hands, we knew something was going to always happen."
McJunkins, 60, passed away on Tuesday in a Tulsa hospital after contracting COVID. According to friends, McJunkins was taken off life support on Tuesday morning.