...and hasn't been for some time. He's never fully shaken off the tweaks he got in the BYU game and earlier this season. This has an occasional effect on his arm strength which is why his long balls tend to be underthrown.

This also has a direct effect on his scrambling ability. His infamous hook slide on Saturday was a direct result of coaches pounding it into him to be cautious, and avoid direct contact as much as possible.

It's a classic case of coaches leaving a player off the injury report when the reality is he's only about 80 percent. Of course it's becoming very obvious to opposing coaches now.

You can infer whatever you want about Whittingham's confidence in Terrence Cain.