Lorenzo Burns has done everything he was supposed to do.
The Arizona Wildcats cornerback earned his degree. He persevered through injuries. He never got in trouble off the field. He returned for a fifth season to improve his draft stock and help his team win.
Even amid the ongoing uncertainty of the unrelenting coronavirus pandemic, it appeared, as recently as July 31, that he’d have an opportunity to fulfill those goals. The Pac-12 Conference released a revised schedule that day. There was hope.
Less than two weeks later, the Pac-12 decided to postpone all fall sports, following the lead of the Big Ten.