Lincoln Journal Star spoke to Nate Swift about the Purify situation (Callahan won’t make any permanent decision regarding Purify’s team standing until his legal issues are resolved).

“Me and Maurice are pretty good friends. We go and play basketball once or twice a week in the offseason. We hang out. I want him to come back a lot. I love the kid. We’re real good friends on the team, too. I hope the best for him.”

Those are telling words, considering it was last year’s arrival of Purify, the highly touted junior college transfer, that bumped Swift from center stage. Both play the “X” receiver position; Purify was the starter by midseason.

Swift sounds like a good guy and a team player with the big picture in mind.