21.   He began dropping balls as quickly and as casually as a productive hen plops eggs.

22.   He can carry the ball as a running back, but punt returns are chancy because he cannot turn his hand without hurting the bone.

23.   He came out of a season of summer ball as one of the favorites to be Big East Player of the Year.

24.   He comes into this Open playing very well, putting the ball as purely as he ever has.

25.   He kept Rison in front of him at the snap of the ball as Rison cut toward the left sideline.

26.   He launched his ball as the party of the century.

27.   He felt the beam on the hand that cradled the ball as a tackler wrapped his head in a boa constrictor squeeze.

28.   He began dropping balls as quickly and casually as a prolific hen plops eggs.

29.   He quickly ran to the sideline to save the ball as a souvenir after his record-breaking return.

30.   He spurned paddle ball as too slow.