This one is for Bobby. As controversy clouds begin to push on past Spartan land, home to the season of shame, I finally found one of those "positives, positives, positives, positives," he was speaking of only weeks before his firing.

Suit up senior strong safety Thomas Wright.

Known by those close, "T" is the leader of the 2002 Spartan squad.

He became the role model junior quarterback Jeff Smoker wasn't during a season desperately looking toward somebody, anybody, with answers.

Whether he wanted to, the head-shaved, goateed leader assumed the role of the go-to captain, as senior tailback Dawan Moss and Smoker found themselves indefinitely suspended.

And so Wright's casual stroll out of Duffy Daugherty says "follow me."

His play inside Spartan Stadium says "play at my level."

His walk talked all season.

His play screamed.

But come Saturday, only the end of his final game can silence the focused and determined Wright.

"I'm just waiting for the clock to say 00:00," he says inside Duffy Daugherty following one of his final practices. "I'm going to have a moment or two.

"I'm sitting around thinking this is my last go-around."

Wright, who still plans to finish his degree in agriculture and natural resources communications, leads the team in interceptions with four picks and 121 tackles - 83 of which are solo.

He's the heart, soul and drive behind the line of scrimmage on the Spartan defense.

"Remember that I am a good person, a hard worker and I never gave up," he says, pausing to reflect. "Even in adverse situations like now, I never gave up. I came in and had four good years.

"That's one thing anybody can say