Here’s a stat-of-the-week candidate, but think twice before sharing with Alex Boone, mammoth Vikings guard and proud alum of THE Ohio State University:
Sunday’s Vikings-Jaguars game in Jacksonville will feature twice as many former Minnesota State University Mankato Mavericks (two) as former THE Ohio State University Buckeyes.
“Really?” said Adam Thielen, Vikings receiver and former Maverick. “I’ll have to mention that to Alex. That’s crazy.”
And most likely unprecedented. Two former Mavericks active and playing in the same game “is unheard of,” said Mavericks coach Todd Hoffner, who signed Thielen in 2008 and Jaguars starting left guard Chris Reed in 2010.