Editor's note: This is an excerpt from a Dec. 21 story.
University of Cincinnati senior cornerback Coby Bryant changed his number to No. 8 for the Cotton Bowl, unveiling his new jersey number during practice Dec. 21 after wearing No. 7 all season.
The number change is a nod to his namesake, Kobe Bryant, who wore No. 8 and No. 24 during his career with the Los Angeles Lakers.
"I wanted to go vintage Kobe,” Coby Bryant told The Enquirer’s Keith Jenkins. “I wanted to bring that playoff mentality."
Bryant’s parents named Coby after the late Hall of Fame basketball player (with altered spelling). Bryant was named the Jim Thorpe Award winner, which honors the nation’s top defensive back.
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