Ty Johnson took over at running back for Ray Davis and he had three straight carries totaling 26 yards, while Reggie Gilliam caught a 19-yarder and Josh Palmer a 12-yarder before Knox got wide open on the left side and completed an 11-yard catch and run.

The Wilson news sent a message to the locker room that there are no layups, even in the exhibition season, and for a team that struggled early each of the past two seasons, especially last year in a three-win campaign, forcing the issue in order to set a psychological and physical tone was significant, and the reality was rewarding.