Things I know, and things I think I know:
If Jaivorio Burkes walked into a room, you tended to notice right away — and not just because he stood 6-foot-5 and weighed 325 pounds.
"Oh, man, the room just lit up. He had a big personality," said former Nebraska assistant coach Bill Busch, who recruited Burkes to Lincoln out of Moon Valley High School in Phoenix. "He was fun to be around. He just had all the energy in the world."
Busch was saddened to learn that Burkes had passed away Saturday in Arizona. He was 31.