Behold Jovon Durante. He will wear No. 5, which has been pretty good to WVU through the years. Normally his digit will be atop a gold, blue or white jersey. For the time being, the newly eligible receiver has to wear green and then make the NCAA-mandated transition into the season a few days slower than his teammates, who can put all the pads on for the first time tomorrow.

You’re familiar with the five-day acclimatization period, no?

So Thursday was Durante’s first practice, and he was forced into a green jersey and restricted to limited participation (so, too, was safety Jarrod Harper, but it’s nothing serious). Yet Durante was given time and chances to field punts fired out of a Jugs machine and return live kickoffs against coverage teams and, man, you should see him run.

The other highlight was a bit of a surprise, as well. Dana Holgorsen’s Big Day continued as he gave the media five additional minutes to watch practice and decided the offense and defense would briefly scrimmage. Not that this is notable at all, but the defense was exactly as you’d expect it to be, provided you expect Christian Brown, Kyle Rose and Noble Nwachukwu up front, Nick Kwiatkoski, Jared Barber and Shaq Petteway at linebacker, Daryl Worley and Terrell Chestnut at cornerback and K.J. Dillon, Dravon Askew-Henry and Karl Joseph in the back.

The offense had a twist. Skyler Howard was the quarterback and Wendell Smallwood and Rushel Shell were the running backs. That left room for three receivers, and Shelton Gibson and Daikiel Shorts were outside and Jordan Thompson was inside. The offensive line? From left to right: Yodny Cajuste, Kyle Bosch, Tyler Orlosky, Tony Matteo and Adam Pankey.

Hadn’t thought of that one, had we?

More interestingly, Marquis Lucas, the ordinary right tackle with 17 starts and 23 career games, didn’t rep anywhere during the time we were allowed to watch.