LARAMIE — Caleb Driskill has embraced his role as the offensive weapon most fans have never heard of.
Driskill, listed at 6-foot-2 and 244 pounds on the University of Wyoming’s roster, hardly ever appears in the box scores. That’s because the Gillette native and Thunder Basin High graduate plays a position that is on the endangered species list in college football.
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