In retrospect, the expectations surrounding Kelly Akharaiyi last year weren't terribly realistic.
He was brought in from Tyler Junior College to step right into a No. 2 receiver slot and his copious talent even teased the potential to work his way to No. 1.
What that overlooked was that he played one year of junior college on a team that used a run-and-shoot-style offense so different from what UTEP does as to be almost inapplicable.
Through the first nine weeks of the season that showed as Akharaiyi went through what in retrospect was a typically tough adjustment to the speed of the FBS and a radically different offense.