Luke Falk earned a coveted black shirt this offseason during Midnight Maneuvers -- Washington State's brutal 10 p.m. conditioning workouts concocted by coach Mike Leach to separate the wheat from the chaff -- but the first-team All-Pac-12 quarterback had to give it back when the drills ended.
That seems appropriate. Impermanence has been part of Falk's story. He has arrived at Point B from Point A in unconventional ways, and most of the narratives describing his journey are inadequate.
Recall the "Who the heck is this guy?" moment when, in his first career start as a redshirt freshman in 2014 after Connor Halliday suffered a horrific injury, he threw for five touchdowns and 471 yards with no interceptions in a win at Oregon State.