With a mere twelve days until kickoff, the news is almost—almost—all football. But a suggestion of a different kind of hoops product made the news wire, as well.
BracketCat can see the finish line now. First, he played a little catch-up with #19 (-7), Sammy Wheeler. Also sporting #19 is Kansas City sophomore defensive back Ross Elder. Number 12 belongs to a key component of the defensive backfield, junior AJ Parker.
Returning starters often find themselves on preseason award watch lists, and Skylar Thompson made a quarterback-centric one yesterday as a preliminary candidate for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.