I’m running around for various reasons this morning, but a few things are brewing. The Big 12 will release the media’s preseason poll at 11 a.m. EST, and I believe the buzzless Mountaineers will be picked eighth.

We might also hear a little more about the Wendell Smallwood story, or at least something to forward the story more than we did yesterday, when we went forward and backward and forward again. He’s headed back to Delaware soon (likely in a matter of days) and he’ll have a class G felony charge waiting on him and a looming penalty of up to two years in prison … if convicted.

We can’t stress that enough right now, for reasons laid out so masterfully in the comments yesterday. For now, Smallwood remains an active member of the WVU football team.

That occupied my time for a large portion of what was already a busy Tuesday, so much so that I never got around to the WVU v. Virginia Tech series. We were talking about this late last season — in the newspaper, I think, and not here — but it’s official now, and I have to think it was expedited a but because of Whit Babcock.

(Aside: An announcement for WVU v. Tennessee “won’t be long,” I heard yesterday. I think the final non-conference matchup for 2016 is coming, soon, too. I’m not sure about the opponent. I was, but WVU, which has BYU at FedEx and Youngstown State at home, wants something bigger.)

Anyhow, I got a hold of the game contract Tuesday and it’s wonderful, replete with little perks and provisions that maybe only I find interesting. I suppose that’s in the eye of the beholder, but, please, behold the details.