I haven’t forgotten. There’s a lot going on, but at the moment we — the sports department — are trying to figure out what’s the right thing to do. Your enthusiasm is noted.

Mean time, how about this? West Virginia center Tyler Orlosky, who last week was named third-team All-American by Athlon, to which I nearly devoted a post out of disbelief, has been named one of Pro Football Focus’s top 101 players.

The top-graded returning center, Orlosky has surrendered only 10 pressures on 1,094 pass blocking snaps the last two years and he complemented it with a +16.9 run blocking grade that tied for ninth in the nation last season. He doesn’t lose many blocks in West Virginia’s zone-heavy system, giving his running backs a chance to pick up yards on either the front or back side of the play.

I’m skeptical that there are two other centers better than him in the country, but who knows? I do know that PFF only ranked five offensive linemen above Orlosky, and not one was a center. And to think, when I did the All-Camp team last summer — not a depth chart! — the most dubious feedback I received was about the Orlosky praise.

C: Tyler Orlosky
This started over the summer when I first heard stories about how Orlosky was the strongest guy on the team and might leave here in two years as the best center the school has seen. Those are some serious plaudits. You’d spend more time convincing me either is wrong than you would convincing me either is right. He’s an ideal fit at center, a strong, stout technician who is firm with is feet and sound with his hands, and I was stunned fellow Big 12 centers were so eager to praise Orlosky. What people closer to him say and marvel about most is how he doesn’t mess up despite all the things he has to know and anticipate as the central nervous system of the offense. He’s in line for a big season and some major honors at the end.