COLUMBUS, Ohio -- While Arkansas State was in the midst of a 52-3 thrashing early last season at Washington, Champ Flemings wasn't all that far away.
About 270 miles south, Flemings was on the field in Corvallis, Ore., helping Oregon State to a shutout of Idaho. Even if the diminutive receiver's future team was only a couple hours' drive away, the Red Wolves were almost certainly among the furthest things from Flemings' mind.
Zip ahead 51 weeks and things are dramatically different.
Flemings is at ASU -- far away from the West Coast and his native California.