Who new a lawsuit could help the football program acquire players? Montana punter Ken Wood, who is a native of Washington state and an avid Seattle Seahawks fan, first learned about Texas A&M when the University sued the Seattle Seahawks three years ago over their use of the '12th Man' trademark. A&M won their lawsuit, and the Seahawks currently pay A&M for their continued use of the trademark.  


The lawsuit also drew the attention of Ken Wood, who began following A&M's sports teams online though the Aggie athletic department website. It was through the webiste that Wood learned that A&M needed a new punter after the graduation of Justin Brantly. Wood averaged 41 yds per punt on 57 punts last season while playing for Division I-AA University of Montana. Wood decided to transfer to A&M, and will be competing for the starting job at punter during Fall Camp. Fall Camp begins Monday, and the Ags first game is on September 5.

Wood's story is another anecdote to support the notion that any publicity is good publicity. I'm sure the coverage of A&M in the Washington news media wasn't positive when the lawsuit with the Seahawks was going on, but it still put A&M's name front and center, and helped convert a youngester into a fan. That fan is now going to be trying to live his dream beginning on Monday.