This could have been awkward.
For Seth Henigan. For Ryan Silverfield. For the entire Memphis football program.
Grant Gunnell could have come to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium this week as the North Texas starting quarterback, just a few months after transferring from Memphis, an exit indirectly shepherded by Silverfield, who gave Henigan the first team snaps in spring practice over Gunnell.
It could have been a referendum on Silverfield’s choice ‒ and Silverfield – if Gunnell returned to Memphis with North Texas and out-played Henigan.
But it’s none of that, and not simply because Gunnell isn’t expected to be the North Texas starting quarterback Saturday.
Henigan is playing too well to play the what-if game.
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