So few athletes/coaches dare to look ahead publicly and think, “what if?” so we shall do it for them.

The University of New Hampshire football team, 0-4 coming into the weekend, drilled Holy Cross Saturday as Amherst’s Trevor Knight returned behind center.

Coach Sean McDonnell talked about how hard the team played in three-plus games without Knight, and the QB was quick to laud his weapons.

“It’s pretty easy when you’ve got these guys to throw to,” he said.

The bottom line is that Knight might as well have been wearing shining armor for shoulder pads and a helmet Saturday.

The Cats were a different team. And now, I’ll be the first to jump ahead and use the “P” word – Playoffs.

UNH is riding a 14-year streak of making the NCAA playoffs. Could these Wildcats find a way to 15?

Look, it’s a longshot. The Cats are riding into a storm with the heart of the CAA slate dead ahead.