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Knock gets his moment

He’s got the kind of name that seems destined for a rock-n-roll singer, or perhaps a country-western crooner down at the local honky tonk.

But David Lee Knock — known as D.L — isn’t a center-stage kind of guy, or at least in terms of his college football career. No, Knock — to this point — has been the player who does his job without fanfare, or notice. He works in the margins, on the edges, and plays a part in making sure things run smoothy on special teams.

But Knock, a junior slot receiver with the Bobcats, got a spotlight moment in Ohio’s season opener — a 38-32 win over Howard on Sept.