By dumb luck and circumstance, I beat the crowd yesterday to the exciting positive news for U of L baskeball fans.
The NCAA had declared waiting in limbo PG Ty-Laur Johnson immediately eligible.
A guy in the gym texted me immediately after Kenny Payne told TL-J and the team.
You’ve seen those videos where a football coach announces that a 4th string walk on punter is now on scholly, and the locker room erupts in cheers and hugs? Well, I’m told that’s what happened.
Fortunately, when I got the text, I was sitting at my keyboard, and immediately posted the news at the Chron.