When Otega Oweh decided to return for his senior season, BBN popped champagne. One of the best SEC players of last year is coming back. He was picked as the SEC Preseason Player of the Year and he is coming back to lead Mark Pope’s second squad? It felt like a guaranteed ticket to a deep run.
Six games in, that "guarantee" is looking like it is on shaky ground. And the reason might be uncomfortable to admit.
Is Otega Oweh playing to win games, or is he playing not to mess up his draft stock?
The "passive" problem
The stats don't lie.