La Crosse Tribune columnist Kirk Bey tells us today that UW-La Crosse standout receiver Scott Burnoski wants to play basketball for the Eagles this winter.

Could Burnoski, who had 72 catches for 931 yards and 14 touchdowns last year as a senior, help the 7-18 men’s basketball team? Perhaps. But he still has Arena Football possibilities to consider as well.

This isn’t a unique situation. In Division III you essentially have five years to play four, and occasionally student-athletes take the final year and play a different sport. The first name that came to mind was a local one for me, when Catholic U. point guard Sammy Briggs, a four-year starter, played football the next fall and helped the Cardinals reach the 1997 Division III playoffs as the No. 2 receiver.

Who else knows of players who have played four years of football and one year of basketball, or vice versa? Fill us in.