Monday Night Football Notes: Tight End Expectations

Hello, Big Blue Nation. It’s been a week since I put these typing fingers to use. They’re a little rusty, moving slow after a staycation. The much-needed rest and relaxation took my eyes away from screens, for the most part. As I cooled off in the AC on the Fourth of July, one picture from UK Football’s Instagram account made me stop in my tracks.

I’d like to think that my job has made me one of the best in the Bluegrass at identifying football players by face rather than by name or jersey number. The addition of masks has made that task exponentially more difficult. Even so, I quickly identified Nik Ognenovic on the right, but the guy on the left? No idea. I jogged my brain for minutes…