To be honest, Jarrett Brown joining the men’s basketball team wasn’t “news” to those covering the team. A few had asked lately about the possibility and all were rebuffed, one as recently as Saturday. Brown showed up in a team sweat suit Sunday, which then made it news in that suspicions became confirmations.

Who so suddenly, though? Well, maybe it wasn’t about just basketball or just Jarrett Brown. Maybe there was more to this.

Such dual duties may help to lure recruits who are two-sport stars, such as Jeannette’s Terrelle Pryor. Previous coach Rich Rodriguez, now at Michigan, was pitching that possibility to Pryor even though few of Rodriguez’s Mountaineers competed in a sport other than football.