An odd thing happened last week in the midst of all the sports stories detailing and lamenting how there are no sports stories to talk about. An actual, real-life event occurred that was timely and absolutely related to athletics.

Jalen Green, the No. 3 rated basketball prospect in the country, announced his long-awaited decision about where he would go to school. It was pretty common knowledge his choices had been narrowed to Auburn and Memphis (Tennessee).

Andy Graham is a regular columnist for The Outlook.