The countdown was officially six hours old by the time the news broke. However, it had been close to seven months since the first hint of an FCS-to-FBS transfer was tantalized before our eyes.
When word officially came down, a fan base rejoiced, rivals snarled, and a whole new precedent had been set – for scholars, for athletes, for those who were told they couldn’t, shouldn’t, and wouldn’t make it.
If it sounds a little fairy-taleish, that’s because it is. Vernon Adams has changed the game. Because he stands a mere 5’11" on a good day, dripping wet at 180 pounds, weighed down by the pressures of being the first, as well as the near-visible chip that resides on his shoulder.