But defensive coordinator Kris Richard — who in his role coaching the secondary the previous five years is as close to Chancellor as any coach on the staff — thinks a return of the real No. 31 may not be all that far away.
“We stay in contact,” Richard said after Thursday’s practice. “And really, we are all encouraged by it. We want him here, he wants to be here. Right now,both sides are working. Everybody cares, everybody wants the right thing. Everybody wants him here. He wants to be here, we want him here and right now there will now be resolution. … ultimately we are encouraged by it. He’s involved, he’s with us, he’s still here. He’s taken his stand and we are just waiting to get him back.”
Asked if he would be surprised if Chancellor missed most of the season, Richard said he would be.
“Yeah I would be surprised,” Richard said. “And it’s because we know how much this game, this team, means to him. And right now he has taken a stand where he’s taken it and there is ultimate support on both sides. The closeness, the real relationships, who we are, who he is, that will not change.”
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