As the 2019 football season quickly approaches, there are several storylines on our collective consciousness: Will Albert Okwuegbunam stay healthy? Will Kelly Bryant match his high expectations? Can the defense finally live up to Barry Odom’s high standards? Will special teams improve over their abysmal 2018?
More than anything, though, fans are waiting to hear back on the NCAA’s sanctions, which the university has appealed. There’s a new rumor every day as to how the appeal process will turn out, though most people are concerned about one major aspect of said penalties — the 2019 bowl ban.
Of all the sanctions, the bowl ban seemed especially cruel.